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RIC IV Severus Alexander 608

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 608, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 222–231 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake coiled round altar. Weight about 17.7 g, diameter 31.0 mm.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 608
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 608
reverse: Salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake coiled round altar
mint Rome weight 17.68g (1)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀31.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (1)
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

Salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake coiled round altar

SALVS PVBLICA S C
specimens (3)
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀31.0
British Museum 17.68g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 608 (ric.4.sa.608), 222–231 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-608/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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