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RIC 139note of Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander Denarius. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head right, with two legionary standards. RSC 52b.

Lot No.1510. VF and Rare Variant.

$ 125.

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Severus Alexander was a serious minded emperor who was quite a relief for the empire after his cousin, Elagabalus, was removed in 222 AD. He served very respectably until 235 AD under the tutelege of his grandmother Julia Mamaea, until he was overthrown and killed by the forces of Maximinus Thrax.