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RIC IV Severus Alexander 173

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 173, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 222–228 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: providentia, draped, standing left, holding wand in right hand and sceptre in left hand ; at feet, a globe. Weight about 3.1 g, diameter 19.0 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 173
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 173
reverse: Providentia, draped, standing left, holding wand in right hand and sceptre in left hand ; at feet, a globe
mint Rome weight 3.10g (8)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀19.0 (5)
denomination Denarius axis 6↕ (8)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right

IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
reverse

Providentia, draped, standing left, holding wand in right hand and sceptre in left hand ; at feet, a globe

PROVIDENTIA AVG
specimens (8)
British Museum 3.27g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM 2.94g ⌀19.4 1↕
British Museum 3.29g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.84g ⌀19.0 6↕
British Museum 2.33g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 173 (ric.4.sa.173), 222–228 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-173/ (accessed: 2026-08-17). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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