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RIC IV Severus Alexander 477

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 477, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 228–228 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right. Reverse: mars (or virtus), helmeted, in mililtary attire, standing left, foot on prow of ship, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left hand. Weight about 21.4 g, diameter 31.3 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 477
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 477
reverse: Mars (or Virtus), helmeted, in mililtary attire, standing left, foot on prow of ship, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left hand
mint Rome weight 21.40g (5)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀31.3 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right

IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG
reverse

Mars (or Virtus), helmeted, in mililtary attire, standing left, foot on prow of ship, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left hand

P M TR P VII COS II P P S C
specimens (9)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 17.22g 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀31.3
KENOM 23.95g 12↕
British Museum 21.07g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 23.16g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 21.61g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 477 (ric.4.sa.477), 228–228 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-477/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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