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RIC IV Severus Alexander 597

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 597, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 222–231 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: providentia, draped, standing left, legs crossed, holding wand in right hand over globe and cornucopiae; leaning on column with left arm. Weight about 21.1 g.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 597
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 597
reverse: Providentia, draped, standing left, legs crossed, holding wand in right hand over globe and cornucopiae; leaning on column with left arm
mint Rome weight 21.07g (3)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (3)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG
reverse

Providentia, draped, standing left, legs crossed, holding wand in right hand over globe and cornucopiae; leaning on column with left arm

PROVIDENTIA DEORVM S C
specimens (5)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 20.01g 12↕
British Museum 21.20g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 22.01g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 597 (ric.4.sa.597), 222–231 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-597/ (accessed: 2026-09-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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