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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7566452, member: 96898"]In this case, I'll take this as an opportunity to show this recent purchase. It's a denarius from the first year of Severus Alexander's reign. He became emperor in March 222 at about age 14 after the Praetorian Guard had assassinated his predecessor and cousin Elagabalus. Note how young the portrait still looks. It predates the development of the characteristic older imperial portrait of Severus Alexander, is based on his rare coins as Caesar, and resembles the coins of young Caracalla and Geta:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1304795[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Severus Alexander, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 224 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG; bust of Severus Alexander, laureate and draped, r. Rev: P M TR P COS P P; Libertas, draped, standing l., holding pileus in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand. 19mm, 2.68 g. Ref: RIC IV Severus Alexander 11d.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7566452, member: 96898"]In this case, I'll take this as an opportunity to show this recent purchase. It's a denarius from the first year of Severus Alexander's reign. He became emperor in March 222 at about age 14 after the Praetorian Guard had assassinated his predecessor and cousin Elagabalus. Note how young the portrait still looks. It predates the development of the characteristic older imperial portrait of Severus Alexander, is based on his rare coins as Caesar, and resembles the coins of young Caracalla and Geta: [ATTACH=full]1304795[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Severus Alexander, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 224 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG; bust of Severus Alexander, laureate and draped, r. Rev: P M TR P COS P P; Libertas, draped, standing l., holding pileus in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand. 19mm, 2.68 g. Ref: RIC IV Severus Alexander 11d.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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