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RIC 193 of Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander Denarius. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides seated left holding two standards. RSC 51.

Lot No.1471. VF.

$ 35.

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.