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RIC IV Severus Alexander 489

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 489, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 229–229 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 20.7 g, diameter 29.8 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 489
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 489
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 20.75g (4)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀29.8 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 5↕ (3)
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 VIII COS III P P S C
specimens (6)
KENOM 26.27g ⌀32.1 1↕
British Museum 24.83g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 11.80g ⌀27.5
British Museum 20.08g 1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 489 (ric.4.sa.489), 229–229 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-489/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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