Caption

Denarius; obverse: bust of Alexander Severus Roman emperor, 222–235 with laurel wreath and paludamentum facing right, pearl rim, inscription IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG. Reverse: SALVSPVBLICA; Salus seated facing left, holding a patera in her right hand feeding a snake coiled around an altar, left hand on the backrest, pearl rim. Roman Empire, Rome, 222–228. Coin, diameter 18.5–19.0 mm, weight 3.45 g., A circular metallic object with a worn, uneven edge showing a raised profile of a person's head in relief facing right, with short hair and a tied ribbon at the back, set against a textured background and surrounded by a raised border; the object is mainly silver-gray with darker gray shadows and slight brownish-gray discoloration in some areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A31_156

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 15.0in / 4504 x 4504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius obverse bust Alexander Severus Roman emperor 222–235 laurel wreath paludamentum facing right pearl rim inscription IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG Reverse Salvspvblica Salus seated left holding patera right hand feeding snake coiled altar left hand backrest Roman Empire Rome 222–228 Coin diameter 18.5–19.0 mm weight 3.45 g circular metallic object worn uneven edge showing raised profile person's head relief short hair tied ribbon back set textured background surrounded raised border object mainly silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish-gray discoloration areas.