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

€279,116.00
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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Reference(s) RIC IV.2#121, OCRE#ric.4.sa.121
Obverse descriptionBust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Alexander Pius Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Aemilianus, the pious, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSeverus Alexander, in quadriga.
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 ID1170228620
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