Sestertius; Roman deities; Sol mythology; Alexander Severus Roman emperor, 222–235 — iconography; 231 CE; Roman Empire 27 BCE–476 CE; minted in Rome; coin; diameter 27.5–30.0 mm; weight 18.15 g, A round, irregularly edged copper-brown coin with darker and lighter brown patina showing a raised profile of a person facing right; the portrait has detailed hair and a visible neck and shoulder drapery, with a rim of raised decoration around the edge; overall colors visible include various shades of brown and hints of dark bronze.
Caption

Sestertius; Roman deities; Sol mythology; Alexander Severus Roman emperor, 222–235 — iconography; 231 CE; Roman Empire 27 BCE–476 CE; minted in Rome; coin; diameter 27.5–30.0 mm; weight 18.15 g, A round, irregularly edged copper-brown coin with darker and lighter brown patina showing a raised profile of a person facing right; the portrait has detailed hair and a visible neck and shoulder drapery, with a rim of raised decoration around the edge; overall colors visible include various shades of brown and hints of dark bronze.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_177

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 15.0in / 4504 x 4504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sestertius Roman deities Sol mythology Alexander Severus Roman emperor 222–235 iconography 231 Ce Roman Empire 27 BCE–476 CE minted Rome coin diameter 27.5–30.0 mm weight 18.15 g round irregularly edged copper-brown coin darker lighter brown patina showing raised profile person facing right portrait detailed hair visible neck shoulder drapery rim raised decoration edge colors visible include various shades brown hints dark bronze.

Please log in to download the high resolution file