Denarius; Obv.: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG — Bust of Alexander Severus with laurel wreath and paludamentum facing right; pearl rim. Rev.: PMTRP COSPP — Jupiter naked in a cloak stands facing left, holding a thunderbolt in his right hand and a long scepter in his left; pearl rim. Date: 222. Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Place of origin: Rome. Medium: coin. Diameter: 18.5–19.0 mm. Weight: 2.01 g., A round, worn coin with an uneven edge featuring the raised profile of a person facing to the right, with visible hair and facial contours, surrounded by a ring of raised markings along the rim; the coin shows a textured, pitted surface and areas of darker and lighter tones in shades of gray and silver.
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Denarius; Obv.: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG — Bust of Alexander Severus with laurel wreath and paludamentum facing right; pearl rim. Rev.: PMTRP COSPP — Jupiter naked in a cloak stands facing left, holding a thunderbolt in his right hand and a long scepter in his left; pearl rim. Date: 222. Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Place of origin: Rome. Medium: coin. Diameter: 18.5–19.0 mm. Weight: 2.01 g., A round, worn coin with an uneven edge featuring the raised profile of a person facing to the right, with visible hair and facial contours, surrounded by a ring of raised markings along the rim; the coin shows a textured, pitted surface and areas of darker and lighter tones in shades of gray and silver.

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Denarius Obv. Impcmavrsevalexandavg Bust Alexander Severus laurel wreath paludamentum facing right pearl rim Rev. Pmtrp Cospp Jupiter naked cloak stands left holding thunderbolt right hand long scepter Date 222 Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Place origin Rome Medium coin Diameter 18.5–19.0 mm Weight 2.01 g round worn coin uneven edge featuring raised profile person facing visible hair facial contours surrounded ring raised markings rim textured pitted surface areas darker lighter tones shades gray silver.

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