Severus Alexander, early 20th century cast fake AE39 of 
Phokaia, Ionia. AD 222-235.

A K M AYR CE ALEXANDROC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
EP CTR M AYR FWKEWN EYTYXOYC, Dionysos standing left, wearing short robe, surrounded by a vine, holding thyrsos in left hand and grasping the vine with right hand.

Berlin 18209170; Bernhart 715.

Note: This coin is an early 20th century cast fake from the 
Löbbecke collection. Kurt Regling added an appropriate note 
to the file card when the coin was added to the Berlin 
collection. Confirmation of this can be found in the reverse 
legend. The magistrate named in the exergue of the coin (M. 
Aurelios Eutyches) is known for Phokaia, but not for the 
time of Severus Alexander, during whose reign the magistrate 
in Phokaia was M. Aurelios Theodosianos. It is also highly 
unlikely that the magistrate's name would appear in the 
exergue, as it does on this fake.

Image courtesy of the Berlin cabinet.