Latest buy. SEVERUS ALEXANDER Reign: A.D. 222-235. Denomination: Æ Sestertius. Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 21.1 grams. Mint: Rome, A.D. 231-5. Obverse: IMP. ALEXANDER PIVS AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: SPES PVBLICA S. C; Spes walking left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand. Reference: RIC 648.
Severus Alexander (222 - 235 A.D.) Æ Sestertius O: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate bust right with slight drapery on far shoulder. R: SPES PVBLICA S C, Spes advancing left, flower in right, raising skirt with left. Rome Mint, 232 A.D. 19g 29mm RIC IV 648
