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RIC IV Severus Alexander 500

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 500, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 230–230 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right. Reverse: sol, radiate, head left, standing front, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand. Weight about 19.9 g, diameter 29.5 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 500
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 500
reverse: Sol, radiate, head left, standing front, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand
mint Rome weight 19.94g (6)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀29.5 (4)
denomination Sestertius axis 11↕ (6)
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

Sol, radiate, head left, standing front, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand

P M TR P VIIII COS III P P S C
specimens (10)
KENOM 21.11g ⌀29.9 12↕
RIC IV Severus Alexander 500, artic
Art Institute of Chicago ⌀29.0
British Museum 18.97g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 20.49g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM 22.02g ⌀29.0 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 19.36g ⌀30.2 12↕
British Museum 17.66g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 500 (ric.4.sa.500), 230–230 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-500/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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