Severus Alexander (AD 222-235) denarius

Great condition denarius with a younger portrait of Severus Alexander with a touch of sideburns.  FIDES MILITVM reverse emphasizes harmony with the army, a necessary message since it was an army revolt against his unpopular cousin Elagabalus that put him on the throne.

Severus Alexander (AD 222-235)

Denarius, Rome (222-228) (3.45 g)

O: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG / Bust, laureate, draped, right

R: FIDES MILITVM / Fides, draped, standing left, holding two standards

RIC IV Severus Alexander 139a/c