RIC IV Severus Alexander 298, Denarius, Silver, struck at Antioch, Syria, 222–235 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar; in left field, star. Weight about 2.8 g, diameter 17.7 mm.
| mint | Antioch, Syria | weight | 2.85g (9) |
| ruler | Severus Alexander | diameter | ⌀17.7 (4) |
| denomination | Denarius | axis | 8↕ (9) |
| material | Silver | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG
reverse
Salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar; in left field, star
SALVS PVBLICA
specimens (10)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
2.75g
1↕
KENOM
2.48g
⌀17.6
12↕
British Museum
3.18g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.73g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.29g
7↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.21g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Severus Alexander 298 (ric.4.sa.298), 222–235 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-298/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA