RIC IV Severus Alexander 23, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 223–223 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, in military attire standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and spear reversed in left hand. Weight about 2.9 g, diameter 19.6 mm.
obverse
Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
reverse
Mars, helmeted, in military attire standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and spear reversed in left hand
P M TR P II COS P P
specimens (24)
KENOM
2.62g
⌀20.4
6↕
KENOM
2.73g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.70g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.39g
6↕
KENOM
2.62g
⌀18.8
6↕
KENOM
2.99g
⌀20.0
12↕
British Museum
3.41g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.57g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.43g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.29g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Fralin Museum of Art
2.93g
⌀19.0
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.50g
⌀18.5
AFEGK
2.63g
AFEGK
2.62g
British Museum
2.81g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Severus Alexander 23 (ric.4.sa.23), 223–223 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-23/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA