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RIC IV Severus Alexander 176

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 176, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 222–228 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in right hand out of patera in right hand. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 18.3 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 176
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 176
reverse: Salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in right hand out of patera in right hand
mint Rome weight 2.51g (4)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀18.3 (3)
denomination Denarius axis 5↕ (3)
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

Salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in right hand out of patera in right hand

SALVS AVGVSTI
specimens (5)
British Museum 3.43g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.04g ⌀18.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.80g ⌀18.8 2↕

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 176 (ric.4.sa.176), 222–228 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-176/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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