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RIC IV Severus Alexander 558

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 558, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 222–231 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right. Reverse: jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand, extending his right hand to severus alexander. Weight about 19.5 g, diameter 30.0 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 558
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 558
reverse: Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand, extending his right hand to Severus Alexander
mint Rome weight 19.51g (7)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀30.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 10↕ (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

Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand, extending his right hand to Severus Alexander

IOVI CONSERVATORI S C
specimens (12)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 19.70g 12↕
British Museum 14.98g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 20.17g 1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 22.28g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 19.67g ⌀30.0
British Museum 19.58g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 20.17g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 558 (ric.4.sa.558), 222–231 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-558/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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