Bronze Sestertius of Severus Alexander, Rome, AD 224 1944.100.52595

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.52595

Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG - Bust, laureate, draped, right

Reverse: PONTIF MAX TR P III COS P P/ S C - Providentia, standing front, leaning on column, holding wand in right over globe, left, and cornucopiae in left

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 20.63
- Diameter (in mm): 29

Typological Description

Date: AD 224
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Sestertius
Material: Bronze
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: Providentia

Undertype Description

Description: uncertain

References

Reference: RIC IV Severus Alexander 414
Reference: BMC 130.171

Administrative History

Identifier: 1944.100.52595
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Bequest of E.T. Newell

Subjects

Series: RIC.4

Notes

Overstruck reverse

Rights

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

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Bronze Sestertius of Severus Alexander, Rome, AD 224 1944.100.52595

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse