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RIC 141 of Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander Denarius. 222 AD. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing nude except for cloak over left arm & right shoulder, half left, holding a lightning bolt & scepter. RSC 70.

Lot No.1776.

$ 45.

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.