| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 228 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Denarius (1/2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.4 g |
| Dimensions | 19 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.2#81, OCRE#ric.4.sa.81 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP C M
AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG (Translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, emperor (Augustus).) |
| Reverse description | Severus Alexander, laureate, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over a lighted tripod and holding a scroll in left hand. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | P M TR
P VII COS II P P (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the seventh time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.) |
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| Mintage | ND (228) - - |
| Catalog ID | 6730703030 |
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