Denarius; personifications; Alexander Severus Roman emperor, 222–235 — iconography: Salus personification. Obverse: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG. Bust of Alexander Severus with laurel wreath and paludamentum facing right; pearl rim. Reverse: PMTR PCOSPP. Salus seated facing left, holding a patera in her right hand feeding a snake coiled around an altar; left hand rests on the backrest; pearl rim. 222 CE; Roman Empire; mint: Rome. Coin: diameter 18.5–19.0 mm; weight 2.62 g., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a profile of a person's head facing right, wearing a laurel wreath and detailed hair and clothing; the coin has raised decorative edges and a ring of raised markings around the portrait; visible colors include silver and gray with darker gray shadows and lighter silver highlights, set against a white background.
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Denarius; personifications; Alexander Severus Roman emperor, 222–235 — iconography: Salus personification. Obverse: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG. Bust of Alexander Severus with laurel wreath and paludamentum facing right; pearl rim. Reverse: PMTR PCOSPP. Salus seated facing left, holding a patera in her right hand feeding a snake coiled around an altar; left hand rests on the backrest; pearl rim. 222 CE; Roman Empire; mint: Rome. Coin: diameter 18.5–19.0 mm; weight 2.62 g., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a profile of a person's head facing right, wearing a laurel wreath and detailed hair and clothing; the coin has raised decorative edges and a ring of raised markings around the portrait; visible colors include silver and gray with darker gray shadows and lighter silver highlights, set against a white background.

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Denarius personifications Alexander Severus Roman emperor 222–235 iconography Salus personification Obverse Impcmavrsevalexandavg Bust Alexander Severus laurel wreath paludamentum facing right pearl rim Reverse Pmtr Pcospp Salus seated left holding patera right hand feeding snake coiled altar left hand rests backrest 222 Ce Roman Empire mint Rome Coin diameter 18.5–19.0 mm weight 2.62 g round metallic coin worn surface showing profile person's head wearing detailed hair clothing coin raised decorative edges ring raised markings portrait visible colors include silver gray darker gray shadows lighter silver highlights set white background.

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