RIC IV Severus Alexander 55, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 226–226 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 2.8 g, diameter 18.8 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 V COS II P P
specimens (23)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
3.08g
5↕
KENOM
3.03g
⌀18.2
11↕
KENOM
3.15g
⌀19.8
1↕
KENOM
2.54g
⌀19.5
1↕
British Museum
2.74g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.57g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.45g
6↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2.60g
⌀20.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.00g
⌀20.0
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.08g
⌀19.2
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.27g
⌀18.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.60g
⌀19.4
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.78g
⌀17.4
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.50g
⌀16.0
7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.20g
⌀19.0
KENOM — Konstanz
3.18g
⌀18.0
11↕
British Museum
2.94g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Severus Alexander 55 (ric.4.sa.55), 226–226 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-55/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA