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ID number:  BIRBI-R1483
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Severus Alexander; Rome
Denomination:  Denarius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  230
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  1.95
Weight (g):  2.73
Axis (degrees):  45.00
Provenance:  Haines 3870. Spink, 1962.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Severus Alexander, wearing laurel wreath and short-beard, draped on l. shoulder, facing r. Reverse: Severus Alexander, in military attire, standing facing r., holding transverse spear in r. and globe in l.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: IMP SEV ALU-XAND AVG (Imperator Severus Alexander Augustus). Reverse: P M TR P VIIII COS III P Y (Head of the College of the Priests, Tribune for the Ninth Time, Consul for the Third Time, Father of the Fatherland).

Bibliography:  RIC IV 105B

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