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

€1.00
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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.2#118, OCRE#ric.4.sa.118
Obverse descriptionBust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped on left shoulder, 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 for cloak over left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe 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 ID5405827900
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