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RIC IV Severus Alexander 495

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 495, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 229–229 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right. Reverse: severus alexander, togate, in quadriga, right, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle in right hand. Weight about 20.8 g, diameter 31.5 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 495
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 495
reverse: Severus Alexander, togate, in quadriga, right, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle in right hand
mint Rome weight 20.81g (5)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀31.5 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (4)
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

Severus Alexander, togate, in quadriga, right, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle in right hand

P M TR P VIII COS III P P S C
specimens (9)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 21.01g ⌀31.5
British Museum 20.46g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 23.43g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 17.59g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 21.55g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 495 (ric.4.sa.495), 229–229 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-495/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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