Denarius, personifications, Alexander Severus Roman emperor; 222–235 — iconography: Salus personification. Obverse: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG — Bust of Alexander Severus right with laurel wreath and paludamentum, pearl rim. Reverse: PMTRPIII COS... — Salus seated facing left, holding a patera in her right hand feeding a snake coiled around an altar, lion resting its elbow on the backrest, pearl rim. Date: 224. Place of origin: Rome. Medium: silver coin. Diameter: 19.0–20.0 mm. Weight: 2.57 g., A circular metallic coin with a worn relief portrait in profile, showing a head facing right with short hair and a laurel or band around the head; the coin surface is textured and irregular at the edges, with raised decorative and patterned ridges around the perimeter. The visible colors are silver and gray tones with darker gray shadows and lighter silvery highlights.
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Denarius, personifications, Alexander Severus Roman emperor; 222–235 — iconography: Salus personification. Obverse: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG — Bust of Alexander Severus right with laurel wreath and paludamentum, pearl rim. Reverse: PMTRPIII COS... — Salus seated facing left, holding a patera in her right hand feeding a snake coiled around an altar, lion resting its elbow on the backrest, pearl rim. Date: 224. Place of origin: Rome. Medium: silver coin. Diameter: 19.0–20.0 mm. Weight: 2.57 g., A circular metallic coin with a worn relief portrait in profile, showing a head facing right with short hair and a laurel or band around the head; the coin surface is textured and irregular at the edges, with raised decorative and patterned ridges around the perimeter. The visible colors are silver and gray tones with darker gray shadows and lighter silvery highlights.

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Denarius personifications Alexander Severus Roman emperor 222–235 iconography Salus personification Obverse Impcmavrsevalexandavg Bust Alexander Severus right laurel wreath paludamentum pearl rim Reverse Pmtrpiii Cos Salus seated facing left holding patera right hand feeding snake coiled altar lion resting elbow backrest Date 224 Place origin Rome Medium silver coin Diameter 19.0–20.0 mm Weight 2.57 g circular metallic coin worn relief portrait profile showing head facing right short hair laurel band coin surface textured irregular edges raised decorative patterned ridges perimeter visible colors gray tones darker gray shadows lighter silvery highlights.

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