Aureus - Severus Alexander P M TR P V COS P P II, Mars

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year222-235
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#311, OCRE#ric.4.sa.311
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 descriptionMars, helmeted, walking right, carying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P V COS P P II
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Consul, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, consul, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (222-235)  - -
Catalog ID9329325490
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