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Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D.
This coin is dedicated to the goddess Fides for her good quality of preserving the public peace by keeping the army true to its allegiance. Perhaps it worked for a little while but in 235, according to Aelius Lampridius: "In an open tent after his lunch, Alexander was consulting with his insubordinate troops. They compared him to Elagabalus, a divisive and unpopular Emperor whose own assassination paved the way for Alexander's reign. A German servant entered the tent and initiated the call for the Emperor’s assassination, an attack in which many of the troops joined. Alexander's attendants fought against the other troops but could not hold off the combined might of those seeking the Emperor's assassination. Within minutes, Alexander was dead.RS87265. Silver denarius, RIC IV 193a, RSC III 51, BMCRE VI 684, SRCV II 7863, Hunter III -, Choice EF, well centered and struck on a broad flan, small edge crack, Rome mint, weight 2.752g, maximum diameter 20.2mm, die axis 0o, 228 - 231 A.D.; obverse IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head right; reverse FIDES MILITVM (the loyalty of the soldiers), Fides seated left on throne without back, standard on each side, one in each hand; SOLD
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