Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
IMP
CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG (Translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse description
Mars (or Virtus), helmeted, in mililtary attire, standing left, foot on prow of ship, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left hand.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
P M TR
P VIII COS III P P S C (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)