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RIC IV Severus Alexander 220a

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 220a, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 228–231 AD. Obverse: head of severus alexander, laureate, right. Reverse: virtus, draped, standing left, holding victory in right hand and resting left hand on shield; spear against left arm. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 19.4 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 220a
obverse: Head of Severus Alexander, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 220a
reverse: Virtus, draped, standing left, holding Victory in right hand and resting left hand on shield; spear against left arm
mint Rome weight 3.19g (4)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀19.4 (4)
denomination Denarius axis 8↕ (4)
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

Virtus, draped, standing left, holding Victory in right hand and resting left hand on shield; spear against left arm

VIRTVS AVG
specimens (4)
American Numismatic Society 3.27g ⌀18.5 12↕
American Numismatic Society 2.73g ⌀19.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 3.18g ⌀19.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 3.57g ⌀20.0 6↕

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 220a (ric.4.sa.220a), 228–231 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-220a/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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