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

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year233
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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Reference(s) RIC IV.2#119d, OCRE#ric.4.sa.119d
Obverse descriptionBust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Alexander Pius Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Aemilianus, the pious, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSol, radiate, nude except cloak over left shoulder, walking left, holding whip in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XII COS III P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (233)  - -
Catalog ID1740257930
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