Big Budget Bronze

here's three new large budget coins I recently picked up.








severus alexander
AE sestertius
march 234 ad- march 235 ad
o: IMP ALEXANDER (PIUS AVG)

r:sol
(P M TR P) XIII COS III (PP)
ric 538

26x29x3mm
19.4g


nice and thick! it's big boned, don't call it fat...maybe phat.


now with crappy table pics!






philip i
244-249 ad
commagene, samosata
o: philip, AVTOK K M IOV FILIPP CEB
r: tyche with eagle and peagsus, not sure on reverse legend..
(iota)A CAMOC ATEWNMHTP(o?)

31mm
19.1g


and my favorite of the bunch...






elegabalus
220 ad

o:i think the legend is AYKMAYPH AI ANTWNE (INOC)
r:i MHTPO(PI)KAICAPIA C

mount argeus atop altar, ET (gamma)..this is the date, year 3.

not sure what is below? N E (lambda)?

26x28mm
10.0g

the mountain is cool, actually an inactive volcano (note the crater), and in high relief.