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RIC IV Severus Alexander 53

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 53, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 226–226 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, naked except for flowing cloak, walking right, carrying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand. Weight about 2.7 g, diameter 19.2 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 53
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 53
reverse: Mars, helmeted, naked except for flowing cloak, walking right, carrying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand
mint Rome weight 2.73g (16)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀19.2 (12)
denomination Denarius axis 7↕ (15)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right

IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
reverse

Mars, helmeted, naked except for flowing cloak, walking right, carrying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand

P M TR P V COS II P P
specimens (18)
American Numismatic Society 3.15g ⌀18.7 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 3.11g 6↕
KENOM 2.45g ⌀20.5 12↕
KENOM 2.59g ⌀20.3 1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 3.00g 6↕
American Numismatic Society 3.75g ⌀18.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 2.55g ⌀20.0 7↕
British Museum 3.02g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
American Numismatic Society 2.99g ⌀19.5 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.46g ⌀18.0 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.29g ⌀19.8
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.25g ⌀17.5 12↕
British Museum 2.48g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 53 (ric.4.sa.53), 226–226 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-53/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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