Gold Aureus of Severus Alexander, Rome, AD 222 - AD 228 1944.100.52531

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.52531

Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG - Bust, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse: SALVS PVBLICA - Salus, seated left, feeding out of patera in right, a snake coiled round altar, left, left arm leaned against back of chair

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 6.62
- Diameter (in mm): 20.5

Typological Description

Date Range: AD 222 - AD 228
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus
Material: Gold
Authority
- Authority: Severus Alexander
- - Dynasty: Severan Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Severus Alexander
- - Dynasty: Severan Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Reverse
- Deity: Salus

References

Reference: RIC IV Severus Alexander 177
Reference: BMC 121.76

Administrative History

Identifier: 1944.100.52531
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Bequest of E.T. Newell

Subjects

Series: RIC.4

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Gold Aureus of Severus Alexander, Rome, AD 222 - AD 228 1944.100.52531

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Provenance

Subjects

Rights

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