Sestertius - Severus Alexander P M TR P VIII COS III P P S C, Sol

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year229
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueSestertius (1/8)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.2#491, OCRE#ric.4.sa.491
Obverse descriptionBust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG
(Translation: Imperator Severus Alexander Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Severus Alexander, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSol, radiate, standing right, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP 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.)
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MintageND (229)  - -
Catalog ID7016133120
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