As - Severus Alexander P M TR P VIII COS III P P S C, Libertas

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 229
Type Standard circulation coin
Value As (1⁄32)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Bronze
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Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.2#494b, OCRE#ric.4.sa.494b
Obverse description Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG
(Translation: Imperator Severus Alexander Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Severus Alexander, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse description Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and transverse spear in left hand.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering P M TR P VIII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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Mintage ND (229) - -
Numisquare ID 6131540660
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