Object numberCC59.2.0721
denarius, Roman Empire, Severus Alexander, 231 CE
Date231 CE
Emperor
Severus Alexander
CultureItalian
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 3.26 cm, 25.99 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, slightly draped on l. shoulder.
IMPERATOR ALEXANDER PIUS AUGUSTUS
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
Imperator Alexander Pius Augustus
Providentia draped, standing front, head l., holding in r. hand corn-ears over modius filled with corn-ears and, in l., anchor. S C, l. and r., low in field.
PROVIDENTIA AUGUSTA
PROVIDENTIA AVG
August Foresight
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