RIC IV Severus Alexander 177
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC IV Severus Alexander 177. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Severus Alexander. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Denomination
- Aureus
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- Salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake twined round altar out of patera in right hand
- Obverse legend
- IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
- Reverse legend
- SALVS PVBLICA
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.4.sa.177
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