RIC IV Severus Alexander 50, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 225–225 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: severus alexander, laureate, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over a lighted tripod and holding a scroll in left hand. Weight about 3.0 g, diameter 19.1 mm.
obverse
Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
reverse
Severus Alexander, laureate, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over a lighted tripod and holding a scroll in left hand
P M TR P IIII COS P P
specimens (15)
KENOM
3.93g
6↕
KENOM
3.03g
12↕
British Museum
2.79g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM
2.87g
⌀20.2
5↕
British Museum
2.89g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.85g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.77g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2.66g
⌀20.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.70g
⌀18.0
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
⌀18.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.68g
⌀18.9
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC IV Severus Alexander 50 (ric.4.sa.50), 225–225 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-50/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA