The Roman Empire
Severus Alexander, 222 – 235
Denarius late 222, AR 2.66 g IMP C M SEV ALEXAND AVG Laureate draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. MARTI – PA – CIFERO Mars standing facing, head l., holding branch and sceptre. C 173 var. (not cuirassed). BMC 68. RIC 160. Virtually as struck and almost Fdc Illustrated on www.romancoins.info, section imagines imperatorum . This coin will be included in the upcoming book on portraits on Roman coins (see introduction to this auction catalogue).
Severus Alexander as a young child. AMP.