CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS SEVERVS ALEXANDER AVGVSTVS

The mint workers at Rome during the reign of Severus Alexander and Maximinus produced some of the nicest coins of the entire Imperial period, excepting only the earliest denarii of Augustus, and the sestertii of Nero, Trajan, and Hadrian. I was able to make an exception to my "one each" rule for him

As Caesar under Elagabalus


First year as Augustus


A nice chunky sestertius


From his final years - I just love the portraiture, and it is so crisply struck that in hand it almost has a cameo appearance


And who could forget the real power behind the throne

Grandma Maesa


Mother dearest


And his long-suffering wife Orbiana

 

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Have been pondering over this post all day, and didn't come to any conclusion, needless to say, I am very confused:
@ominus1, is the coin on the right of your post, Severus or could it be the head of Elagabalus?

I have this Elagabalus, the head is very similar (bought at AMCC2) :

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and this is ominus1 coin:

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Am I seeing it wrongly? is it possible that Elagabalus reused Severus portrait?

For comparison, here is one from Elagabalus on acsearch:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3742745

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..i've pondered that too, on that coin ever since i got it..it was bought as Severus, along with the other coin, but it quite well could be and most likely is of Elagabalus...

 

Thanks @ominus1 for sharing your thoughts mine was bought as Elagabalus, dated ЄT Є (RY 5 = 221/222 AD). According to AMCC2 "a final year issue, from just before his assassination or possibly after, before the news arrived in the East."
Now I feel less confused

 

this coin is much similar to mine and it's listed as a Severus...

 

you are right; maybe mine is Elagabalus but with the head of Severus

 

hehe...they were cousins anyway

 

I see "AΛЄΞANΔ," so I think the original attribution is right. Since it's a year 1, it wouldn't be surprising if the bust engraving of the year 5 Elagabalus were similar. Both cool coins!

 

...a coin of Severus with Elagalabus's mug......i'll buy that..(oops, i already did)

 

Funny, I seem to have picked up the odd SA coin too.