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RIC 215.1 of Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander Denarius. Antioch mint. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory running right with palm & wreath. RSC 561.

Lot No.1492.

$ 35. RIC notes this may be from the mint of Antioch.

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.