Ruler/Emperor:
Severus Alexander
City/Region:
Rome mint
Denomination:
AE Sestertius
Composition:
Orichalcum
Date:
Struck 232 AD, Issue 15
Obverse:
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Bust of Severus Alexander, seen from the front, bearded, laureate, draped and curaissed, facing right
Reverse:
PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia draped, standing front, head turned left, holding in right hand corn ears over modius filled with corn-ears and, in left, cornucopiae; S C, left and right, in field
Size:
30.06mm, 20.1g, 1h
Grade:
VF, well centred, attractive dark-green patina, small edge cracks at 2/4h
Provenance:
Ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 410 (29 November 2017), Lot 1082 (part of)
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