Aureus - Severus Alexander P M TR P VIIII COS III P P, Sol

€279,076.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year230
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.2#100a, OCRE#ric.4.sa.100a
Obverse descriptionHead of Severus Alexander, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP SEV ALEXAND AVG
(Translation: Imperator Severus Alexander Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Severus Alexander, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSol, radiate, nude except cloak over shoulders, standing left, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P VIIII COS III P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the ninth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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Mint
MintageND (230)  - -
Catalog ID5841245190
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