Severus Alexander Denarius Ancient Roman Empire Silver Coin 231AD Providentia RIC 250b
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Severus Alexander Denarius Ancient Roman Empire Silver Coin 231AD Providentia RIC 250b

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Obverse: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped over left shoulder, rightReverse: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia (or Annona), draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; on ground, modiusDate: c. 221-235 A.D. RIC IV Severus Alexander 250bSize: 22mm diameter, 2.83g weightComposition: Silver Struck on a very large flan. Double-struck on reverse.  Severus Alexander was proclaimed emperor at age 13, immediately following the assassination of Emperor Elagabalus, his cousin. The early years of his reign were marked by prosperity, and the young emperor instituted a number of positive social and economic reforms. Despite his young age, the emperor displayed wisdom and temperance in his policies, a welcome contrast to the wild debaucheries of his predecessor.  But the rise of the powerful Sassanid Empire in Persia, and more devastating raids from Germanic tribes forced Severus Alexander out of his comfort zone, into the mil

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