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RIC 168.1 of Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander Denarius. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate draped bust right / PAX AVG, Pax advancing left, holding branch & scepter. RSC 187.

Lot No.1780.

$ 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.