Denarius; personifications; Alexander Severus Roman emperor, 222–235 — iconography: Salus personification. Obverse: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG. Bust of Alexander Severus in laurel wreath, armor and paludamentum facing right; pearl rim. Reverse: SALVSPVBLICA. 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. Date: 222–228. Roman Empire. Mint: Rome. Coin; diameter 18.5–19.0 mm; weight 3.05 g., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a raised profile of a person's head facing right, surrounded by a raised rim and a band of small decorative marks; the coin appears in shades of gray and silver with darker gray shadows in recessed areas and slightly lighter highlights on raised features, set against a plain white background.
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Denarius; personifications; Alexander Severus Roman emperor, 222–235 — iconography: Salus personification. Obverse: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG. Bust of Alexander Severus in laurel wreath, armor and paludamentum facing right; pearl rim. Reverse: SALVSPVBLICA. 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. Date: 222–228. Roman Empire. Mint: Rome. Coin; diameter 18.5–19.0 mm; weight 3.05 g., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a raised profile of a person's head facing right, surrounded by a raised rim and a band of small decorative marks; the coin appears in shades of gray and silver with darker gray shadows in recessed areas and slightly lighter highlights on raised features, set against a plain white background.

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Denarius personifications Alexander Severus Roman emperor 222–235 iconography Salus personification Obverse Impcmavrsevalexandavg Bust Alexander Severus laurel wreath armor paludamentum facing right pearl rim Reverse Salvspvblica Salus seated left holding patera right hand feeding snake coiled altar left hand rests backrest Date 222–228 Roman Empire Mint Rome Coin diameter 18.5–19.0 mm weight 3.05 g round metallic coin worn surface showing raised profile person's head surrounded raised rim band small decorative marks coin shades gray silver darker gray shadows recessed areas slightly lighter highlights raised features set plain white background.

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