Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.37 g, 6 h), Rome, 229. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG Laureate head of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. P M TR P VIII COS III P P Mars, in military attire, advancing left, holding olive branch in his right hand and spear and shield in his left. BMC 603. Cohen 365. RIC 92. Thin flan cracks and the reverse a bit weak, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a collection formed in the Rhineland from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.