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RIC IV Severus Alexander 208

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 208, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 228–231 AD. Obverse: head of severus alexander, laureate, right. Reverse: perpetuitas (or securitas), draped, standing left, holding globe in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand and leaning on column with left arm. Weight about 2.7 g, diameter 18.6 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 208
obverse: Head of Severus Alexander, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 208
reverse: Perpetuitas (or Securitas), draped, standing left, holding globe in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand and leaning on column with left arm
mint Rome weight 2.72g (13)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀18.6 (9)
denomination Denarius axis 10↕ (9)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Severus Alexander, laureate, right

IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG
reverse

Perpetuitas (or Securitas), draped, standing left, holding globe in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand and leaning on column with left arm

PERPETVITATI AVG
specimens (14)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.60g ⌀18.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.90g ⌀17.0
British Museum 2.81g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 2.39g 11↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.12g ⌀19.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.10g ⌀18.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.21g ⌀18.4 7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.19g ⌀18.0 12↕
British Museum 3.14g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 2.78g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 208 (ric.4.sa.208), 228–231 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-208/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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