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A base metal contemporary fake coin of Severus Alexander with a Pietas reverse. Coin Type: Base metal "limes" denarius of Severus Alexander, 222-235 CE
Mint and Date: (The original was minted at) Antioch, 223 CE.
Size and Weight: 17mm x 20mm, 2.88g
Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Laureate bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse: DIETAS AVG
Pietas standing facing, head left, empty right hand raised at shoulder height over a lit altar, left hand holding incense box, robe draped over left wrist.
Ref: RCV (2002) 7889, RIC IV 293
Provenance: Gert Boersema (Vcoins), April 2007
BW Ref: 040 032 107
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Note: On the reverse, the P of Pietas is structured as a D, and the S is retrograde.

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