RIC IV Severus Alexander 70, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 227–227 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 2.6 g, diameter 18.7 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 VI COS II P P
specimens (16)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.00g
⌀19.0
British Museum
3.48g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM
2.82g
⌀19.4
1↕
British Museum
3.05g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.35g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.91g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.10g
⌀17.4
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.35g
⌀18.0
5↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.11g
⌀18.5
7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.04g
⌀19.1
12↕
British Museum
2.69g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Severus Alexander 70 (ric.4.sa.70), 227–227 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-70/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA