Denarius, personifications, Alexander Severus Roman emperor; 222–235 — iconography: Salus. Obverse: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG. Bust of Alexander Severus wearing a laurel wreath, armor, and paludamentum facing right; pearl rim. Reverse: PMTRPII COSPP. Salus seated on a throne facing left, holding a patera in her right hand feeding a snake coiled around the altar, left elbow resting on the back of the throne; pearl rim. Date: 222. Roman Empire. Rome mint. Coin; diameter 17.5–19.0 mm; weight 2.70 g., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a raised profile of a person facing right wearing a laurel or similar headpiece and draped clothing, surrounded by a raised border and decorative edge; the coin appears silver-gray with darker gray toning in crevices and lighter silver highlights on raised areas, set against a plain white background.
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Denarius, personifications, Alexander Severus Roman emperor; 222–235 — iconography: Salus. Obverse: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG. Bust of Alexander Severus wearing a laurel wreath, armor, and paludamentum facing right; pearl rim. Reverse: PMTRPII COSPP. Salus seated on a throne facing left, holding a patera in her right hand feeding a snake coiled around the altar, left elbow resting on the back of the throne; pearl rim. Date: 222. Roman Empire. Rome mint. Coin; diameter 17.5–19.0 mm; weight 2.70 g., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a raised profile of a person facing right wearing a laurel or similar headpiece and draped clothing, surrounded by a raised border and decorative edge; the coin appears silver-gray with darker gray toning in crevices and lighter silver highlights on raised areas, set against a plain white background.

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Denarius personifications Alexander Severus Roman emperor 222–235 iconography Salus Obverse Impcmavrsevalexandavg Bust Alexander Severus wearing laurel wreath armor paludamentum facing right pearl rim Reverse Pmtrpii Cospp Salus seated throne left holding patera right hand feeding snake coiled altar left elbow resting back Date 222 Roman Empire Rome mint Coin diameter 17.5–19.0 mm weight 2.70 g round metallic coin worn surface showing raised profile person right wearing laurel headpiece draped clothing surrounded raised border decorative edge coin silver-gray darker gray toning crevices lighter silver highlights raised areas set plain white background.

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