Severus Alexander Medallic Æ 42mm of Perinthus, Thrace. AD 222-235. AV K M AVP CEVH AΛEΞANΔPOC AVΓ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ΠEPINΘIWN ΔIC, emperor standing to left on galley sailing to left, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left, Isis Pharia standing before, holding billowing sail, Serapis standing behind, placing wreath on emperor's head; NEWKOPWN in exergue. Schönert, Perinthos 782 (same dies); Varbanov 460. 37.17g, 42mm, 1h.

Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; only three others auctioned in the past 20 years, with none finer.

From the inventory of a German dealer.