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Severus Alexander Seated Virtus Coin Type: Silver denarius of Severus Alexander, 222-235 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 230 CE.
Size and Weight: 19mm, 2.3g
Obverse: Laureate bust right.
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG
Reverse: Virtus seated left on a cuirass, holding branch in right hand and tall sceptre in left hand behind.
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Provenance: David Connors (Vcoins), March 2006
Ref: RCV (2002) 7937, RIC 221
BW Ref: 034 025 090
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Note: The greenish spots, especially on the broken edge, and the dark colour of the broken edge, suggest that this might be a particularly thick-skinned fourée.
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