Friday, 27 July 2012

Severus Alexander, Denarius, Rome, RIC IV 254

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Severus Alexander
Coin: Denarius , EF, lustrous toning

Obverse: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right.
Reverse: SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to the left holding a flower with her right hand  and raising the hem of her skirt with her left.

Weight: 2.86 grams
Maximum dimensions: 20.5 x 18 x 1 mm
Die axis: 20 degrees

Mint: Rome, struck in 232 AD.
References: RIC IV 254, RSC 546

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