RIC IV Severus Alexander 81, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 228–228 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 2.4 g, diameter 18.9 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 VII COS II P P
specimens (10)
British Museum
2.69g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
1.89g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.50g
⌀19.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.30g
⌀19.4
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.10g
⌀18.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.04g
⌀19.8
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.13g
⌀18.0
1↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.70g
⌀18.0
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC IV Severus Alexander 81 (ric.4.sa.81), 228–228 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-81/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA