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RIC IV Severus Alexander 178d

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 178d, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 222–228 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake twined round altar out of patera in right hand. Weight about 2.8 g, diameter 19.2 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 178d
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 178d
reverse: Salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake twined round altar out of patera in right hand
mint Rome weight 2.85g (8)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀19.2 (7)
denomination Denarius axis 10↕ (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, cuirassed, right

IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
reverse

Salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake twined round altar out of patera in right hand

SALVS PVBLICA
specimens (3)
KENOM 2.42g 6↕
American Numismatic Society 2.99g ⌀19.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 2.83g ⌀19.0 6↕

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 178d (ric.4.sa.178d), 222–228 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-178d/ (accessed: 2026-11-03). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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