Severus Alexander. Denarius

Severus Alexander; 222-235 AD, Rome, 222 AD, Denarius, 3.20g. BM-33, RSC-218a, RIC-14. Obv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: P M - TR P - COS P P Salus seated l. holding patera to snake rising from altar. From the Philip Ashton Collection, acquired in Nottingham, England, June 2001.Beautiful portrait of the boy emperor. MS