Although largely a peaceful time, the Severan Period was plagued by constant political turmoil and warfare - foreshadowing the imminent total collapse which followed the murder of Alexander Severus in 235 AD, and which we know as the Crisis of the 3rd Century.
One of the characteristic phenomena of this period of Roman history was the very active role played by the empresses and other female family members. This is also reflected in an abundance of coins struck in their name.
Reverse: Agnostic table (inscribed with ACKΛΗΠEIA) with prize urn and palm on top; knives at sides; kantharos under table; EΠI Λ AIΛ ΠI_ΓPHTOC ACIAP / ΛAOΔIKEΩN / NEΩKOPΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 27.1 g
Reverse: Dikaiosyne (Aequitas) facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopia; AΔPIANOΠO_Λ_EITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.4 g
Reverse: Apollo left leaning foot on pedestal, holding branch; COL A_LEXA AVG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.7 g
Reverse: Fortuna standing left, holding branch and cornucopia; FORTVNA COLONIA ANTIOCH
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5 g
Reverse: coiled serpent, head right; ΟVΛΠΙΑC ΠΑVΤΑΛΙΑC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.79 g
Reverse: Zebu bull left; ANT KOΛΩNEIAC TYANΩN / ET IC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.1 g
Reverse: winged Thanatos or Eros right leaning on torch set on decorated altar; MAPKIANOΠO_ΛITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.71 g
Reverse: ? ALEXAN ?, Horse grazing facing right, COL in exergue?
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 4.43 g
The closest I could come to matching this up was by looking at sold examples, the type matches with " Bellinger A283", but the inscriptions on my coin are quite different on both sides.
Reverse: eagle facing, standing on thunderbolt, head right, wreath in beak; ΔHMAPX·EΞ·_VΠATO ?
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.8 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, pilei topped by stars below; ΔHMAPX·EΞ·VΠATOC·TO·Δ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.8 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head lright, wreath in beak star above small club below; 'Δ'HMAPX EΞ·VΠATOC·TO'Δ'
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.2 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, prow below; ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC TO·Δ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.4 g
Reverse: Eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, serpent-entwined torch below; ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC TO Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.2 g
Reverse: Eagle on altar facing, head right, wreath in beak, pellet in circle between eagle's legs, serpent-entwined torch below; ΔHMAPX EΞ_VΠATOC TO Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.7 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, grain ear below; ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠATOC TO Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.9 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, filleted thyrsus below; ΔHMAPX EΞ__VΠATO Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.3 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, ram's head below; ΔHMAPX_·EΞ VΠATOC TO Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.8 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, bust of Shamash between legs, circle between head and wing; ΔHMAPX EΞVΠATOC TO Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.2 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, star over lion below; ·ΔHMAPX EΞ·_VΠATOC TO Δ_·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.4 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, star below; ΔHMAPX · EΞ·VΠATOC·TO'Δ'
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.5 g
Reverse: Eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, altar below; ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC T Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.9 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, shrine below; ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC TO Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.2 g
Reverse: Eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, Europa on bull below; ΔHMAPX__EΞ VΠATOC Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.15 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, murex shell and club below ·ΔHMAPX·EΞ·VΠATOC·TO·Δ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.7 g
Reverse: Eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak; ΔHMAPX EΞ__VΠATO Δ, Z E V
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.7 g
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Reverse: FORTVNA COLO ANTIOCH, Tyche standing facing, head left, holding branch and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 4.34 g
Reverse: Eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, thigh of sacrificial animal; ΔHMAPX·E·Ξ·VΠATOC·TO·Γ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.5 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, bucranium below; ·_ΔHMAPX·EΞ·_VΠA·TO·Δ_·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.8 g
Reverse: Athena standing left wearing helmet, holding patera and scepter; MIΔA_EΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.4 g
Reverse: Artemis Leucophryene facing within tetrastyle temple, small Nike on both sides; EΠI ΓPA AV_P Φ_IΛO_VMENOV B MAΓNHTΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 24 g
Reverse: MVNICI STOBEN, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.82 g
Reverse: Eagle standing facing, head left, with wreath in beak and wings spread; between legs, sign of Marnas in pelleted circle; star to upper right.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.4 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, carrige of Astarte below; ΔHMAPX__EΞ VΠATOC Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.3 g
Reverse: eagle on cross-garlanded altar facing, head left, wreath in beak; ·ΔHMAPX·_·EΞ·VΠAT·TO·Δ· / K / ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.7 g
Reverse: ΤΥΡΑΝΩΝ Caracalla, holding spear in his right hand, riding to right
Die Orientation: 7 H
Weight: 9.38 g
Reverse: prow right, cornucopia on top; AEL MVNICIPI COEL
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.3 g
Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm; wheel at her feet; STOBE__MVNIC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.4 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak; below lion right; ΔHMAPX EΞ V_ΠATOC TO·Δ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.5 g
Reverse: Asklepios standing half left, holding serpent-entwined staff; CEP_ΔΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.2 g
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Reverse: VΠA KVNTIΛIANOV MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩ-N, Tyche Soteiros (Fortuna Redux) standing left, holding rudder in outstretched right hand and cornucopiae in left; E in upper left field.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Homonoia facing, head left, holding patera and cornucopia; VΠ AΓPIΠΠA NIK_OΠOΛITΩN ΠΡOCIC / TΡΩ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.4 g
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Reverse: VΠ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC ICT, City-gate flanked by two towers and with a taller third tower rising from center (or from behind)
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 13.72 g
Diadumenian as Caesar under his father Macrinus as Augustus
Marcus Claudius Agrippa as legatus consularis
Reverse: Serapis head right wearing modius; COL·P·FL·AV_F·C·CAESAR
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.7 g
Reverse: NIKOΠOΛITΩN, serpent-entwined staff of Asklepios
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.9 g
Reverse: Asklepian snake-encircled staff; NIKOΠO_ΛITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Reverse: Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; ·Δ·_·Є· across upper field; ΔHMAPX•ΕΞ•YΠA•TO
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13 g
Reverse: Athena standing half left, resting hand on shield, holding Nike holding wreath; LE
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, star below; ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠATOC TO B; Δ_E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.2 g
Reverse: Astarte facing seated in tetrastyle, pyramidal temple, holding scepter; IEPAC BV / BΛOV
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.3 g
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Reverse: MHTPOΠΟ ΚΑΙCΑΡΙ, Mt. Argaeus set upon altar inscribed ЄT Γ (year 3)
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 11.37 g
Reverse: SC, within wreath; ΔԐ above, eagle below
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.93 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak; star below; ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠATOC TO B / Δ__E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.6 g
Reverse: ΔHMAΡX EΞ YΠATOC TO B D-E, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak, star between eagle's legs
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.2 g
Reverse: HMAΡX EX YPATOC TO B, eagle standing right on ground line, head and tail left, wings spread, star between legs, D-E across upper fields
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.5 g
Reverse: lighted altar of Zeus Hagios within tetrastyle temple; on the left side Helios standing half right, rising hand; on the right side Selene standing half left rising hand, holding cornucopia; star over crescent in pediment, steps below; TΡIΠO_Λ_I_TWN / BΛΦ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.1 g
Reverse: Europa on bull right seated advancing; A_P SID COL / METRO
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.9 g
Reverse: athlete standing left, reaching into amphora for oil; ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN NEΩKO / ΡΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.5 g
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Reverse: Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; E (mark of value) to right.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.05 g
Reverse: calf walking right; KVZIKH / NΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.89 g
Reverse: Female (Antioch?) standing left, wearing kalathos, peplos and chiton, holding branch and cornucopia; ANTIOCH__GEN COL CA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.8 g
Reverse: Artemis running right, holding bow, drawing arrow with right hand from quiver on shoulder, dog right at her feet; AVΓOVCTHC TPAIANHC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.3 g
Reverse: Hermes standing half left, wearing chalmys, holding purse and kerykeion; NIKOΠOΛIT_ΠPOC ICT
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.77 g
Reverse: tripod, snake entwined around leg; MAPKIANO_ΠOΛITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.74 g
Reverse: hexastyle temple; Π_E / PI_NΘ / I_Ω / N NEOKO / PΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.9 g
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Reverse: ANTIOCHE GEN COL C, Genius standing facing, head left, holding branch and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 5.02 g
Reverse: ΠAVTA-ΛIΩTΩN, Thanatos standing slightly right, resting on lighted torch.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 6.96 g
Reverse: Eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, two stars above wings; ΔHMAPX·E·Ξ·VΠATOC·TO·B·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.4 g
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Reverse: OΔHCCЄITΩN: Nemesis standing left, holding wand over wheel, and sceptre.
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 13.54 g
Reverse: lit altar between two torches with entwined snakes; ΠΑVΤΑΛIΩTΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.9 g
Reverse: Tyche of Petra, holding baetyl and trophy, seated left on rock outcropping within distyle temple; pellet in pediment; AΔΡI_ΠETΡA_MHT
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.47 g
Reverse: Dionysos standing left, holding patera over altar and thyrsos; ΦIΛOMHΛEΩN ·KΛ·TΡAIA·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.2 g
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Reverse: BVZANTIΩN, Athena standing facing, head left, holding shield and inverted spear
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 10.3 g
Reverse: OOVONI TEPTVLLOV NIKOPOLITWN Julia on left standing right and Septimius Severus on right, standing left, facing each other clasping hands, PROC ICTRWN in exergue
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.9 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, bust of Shamash between legs; ·ΔHMAPX···EΞ OYCIAC / Γ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.5 g
Reverse: Hermes facing, holding caduceus and purse; ΦIAΛEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4 g
Reverse: Elpis standing left, wearing chiton, holding flower and her dress; palm branch left; L IΓ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.9 g
Reverse: Athena standing left, holding spear and shield; tree behind; ΚΟΛΥΒΡ_Α_ϹϹEΩΝ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.6 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, head of bull below; ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠAT A
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.1 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, winged creature below; ΔHMAPX·_EΞ·YΠATOC Π Π / B_E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.1 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, thigh of sacrificial animal below; ·ΔHMAPX·EΞ·_VΠA·TO· / ·Δ·_·E·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.8 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, date palm right, crescent over crab below; ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC Π Π
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.8 g
Reverse: Eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, Three Graces standing within wreath between legs; Δ_HMAPX_·EΞ·YΠATOC Π Π
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.7 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, lion right between legs ΔHMAP·X·EΞ·VΠATOC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.2 g
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Reverse: within wreath: Δ / S·C / E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.15 g
Reverse: SC, delta above, all in laurel wreath
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
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Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, shrine below; ΔHMAP·X·EΞ VΠATOC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.1 g
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Reverse: VΠ CΤΑ ΛΟΝΓΙΝΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΟΝ, Artemis standing facing right, holding bow and reaching for an arrow from quiver on her back
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 10.5 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, jug between legs, thyrsos and ivy leaf below; ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠA TOC Π Π
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.4 g
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Reverse: VΠ ΠONTIAN-O-V MAPKIANOΠOΛEI / TΩ-N / Demeter standing right, holding 2 corn-ears in left hand and a sceptre in right. E in upper right field
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.9 g
Reverse: tetrastyle ionic temple, snake in pediment, ● in centre; TITVACCЄωN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.1 g
Reverse: Mount Argaeus, star above; MHTPO__KAICAPI ET B
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.9 g
Reverse: Nike in quadriga left, holding wreath and palm; AΔPI CEVHPIANH / Γ B / TAPCOV MHT / POΠOΛEΩC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 19.3 g
Reverse: Apollo holding patera and branch; KAΛXAΔO_NIΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.65 g
Reverse: eagle with wreath standing on fulmen between standsards; NIK_AI_EΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.84 g
Reverse: she-wolf right, head turned left, suckling Romulus and Remus; ΦIΛAΔEΛ / ΦEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.7 g
Reverse: Harpokrates standing left, wearing chalmys, lotus-bud on top of head, right hand to his mouth, holding cornucopia; NIKOΠOΛI_TΩN ΠPOCIC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3 g
Reverse: ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡ, Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 2.89 g
Reverse: Eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, thigh of sacrificial animal below; ΔHMAPX·EΞ·_YΠA.TO·Γ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.7 g
Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm; MVNI_C__STOB
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.18 g
Reverse: prize urn set upon agonistic table with decorated legs, CEBHPIA / NVMΦIA below the table top (between the legs); flanked on each side by a palm frond; OVΛΠIANΩ_N AΓXIAΛ / EΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.2 g
Reverse: Nike left leaning on short column, holding wreath and palm frond; NIKOΠOΛIT_ΩN__ΠPOC IC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.9 g
Reverse: Eagle half right, head left, wreath in beak; star below; ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC Γ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.2 g
Reverse: Herakles Farnese standing half right, lion skin over left hand, leaning on club; VΠ AV ΓAΛΛOV__NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOCI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.6 g
Reverse: ΔHMAPX·EΞ·YΠATOC·TO·Γ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.1 g
Reverse: Septimus Severus on horse prancing right, wearing cuirass and chalmys, is about to spear fallen enemy; CA_M_I_Ω_N
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 25 g
Reverse: three standards (○I●I●I); NI-K-AI-E / ΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.14 g
Reverse: Tyche standing half left, holding rudder and cornucopia VΠ ΦIP ΦIΛOΠA(ΠΠ)OV MAPKIANOΠOΛIT(ΩN)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.72 g
Reverse: eagle standing left, head right, wreath in beak; L_B
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.6 g
Reverse: head of Zeus-Ammon right wearing Isis crown, L_E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.6 g
Reverse: Tyche seated left on rocks; to left, another Tyche standing right, holding rudder and cornucopia; to right, emperor standing left, crowning her; below, river-god swimming r.; Δ-E across field; H (denomination) in exergue.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 14.65 g
Reverse: clasped hands; KOTI_AEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.3 g
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Reverse: COL IVL AVG PELLA, City-goddess seated facing left, wearing kalathos, right hand raised to her head
Die Orientation: 2 H
Weight: 10.11 g
Variety to listings referenced is this coin has Alexander wearing a crown as opposed to the laurel wreath.
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak; VΠ TIB IOVA ΦHCT(OV) MAPKIANOΠOΛIT(ΩN)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.2 g
Reverse: Pan seated left on rock, raising arm over head, hand elbow resting on syrinx
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.12 g
Reverse: Mount Argaeus agalma, wreath above; (MH)TPO__KAIC / ET Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.8 g
Reverse: Dikaiosyne (Aequitas) standing half left, holding scales and cornucopia; VΠ TIB IOVΛ ΦECTOV M(AP)KIANOΠOΛIT(ΩN) / E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.12 g