Sestertius - Severus Alexander PONT MAX TR P III COS P P S C, Felicitas

€279,509.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year224
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#422, OCRE#ric.4.sa.422
Obverse descriptionBust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP 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 descriptionFelicitas, draped, seated left, holding palladium in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONT MAX TR P III COS P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (224)  - -
Catalog ID3316167830
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