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A silver denarius of the emperor Severus Alexander with a reverse showing Virtus seated Coin Type: Silver denarius of Severus Alexander, 222-235 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 230 CE.
Size and Weight: 19mm, 2.3g
Obverse: IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG
Laureate bust right.
Reverse: VIRTVS AVG
Virtus seated left on a cuirass, holding branch in right hand and tall sceptre in left hand behind.
Ref: RCV (2002) 7937, RIC IV 221
Provenance: David Connors (Vcoins), March 2006
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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