222 AD - 235 AD

Bostra   Decapolis-Arabia     Severus Alexander
Βόστρα   Δεκάπολις-Aραβία   Σεβήρος Αλεξανδρος
 
 AE 19
 SHH 5244

5244 Bostra Decapolis-Arabia Severus Alexander AE

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Composition
 3.97 g   18.4-18.8 mm   1.4 eqmm   6:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / -
ρ = 7.06 g/cm^3   σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 4.5, rev. 4.4 MS/m
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander right;
[I]MP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG clockwise around; border of dots.
Marsyas standing right with wine skin over shoulder, right hand raised;
COLONIA / B / OSTRA clockwise around; border of dots.
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ANS VI 1227/1228; BMC Arabia 27/30; CopenhagenVII 144; Lindgren II ---;
Rosenberger 43; Spijkerman 49
Ex Hubert Lanz, 4.7.2013
 Münzsammlung des Archäologischen Museums der Universität Münster, 26.1.2018

 μ-XRF-Analysis, edge core;   ArtTAX Pro, 80-100 µm Spot
Cu
 Sn
 Pb
 Zn
 As
 Sb
 Au
 Ag
 Fe
 Ni
%
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79.8
 8.8
 10.6
 0.0
 0.4
 0.1
 0.0
 0.0
 0.1
 0.1

μ-XRF-Analysis, obverse patina;   ArtTAX Pro, 80-100 µm Spot
Cu
 Sn
 Pb
 Zn
 As
 Sb
 Au
 Ag
 Fe
 Ni
%
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %










68.3
 9.6
 21.3
 0.0
 0.4
 0.1
 0.0
 0.0
 0.1
 0.1