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

€279,117.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year234
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#122, OCRE#ric.4.sa.122
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 XIII COS III P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 13th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (234)  - -
Catalog ID3451674080
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