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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 5385049, member: 85693&quot;]Interesting coin.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see many dupondii from Severus Alexander.&nbsp; I would be interested in hearing what it weighs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an ugly one that is similar - a 14.70 grams as (Curtis Clay helped me out on this one, said it was an as).&nbsp; There is a terrific thead on these started by Roman Collector:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/severus-alexanders-dupondius-reform-of-ad-228.352318/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/severus-alexanders-dupondius-reform-of-ad-228.352318/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/severus-alexanders-dupondius-reform-of-ad-228.352318/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/sev-alexander-as-maybe-lot-feb-2020-0-jpg.1075715/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Severus Alexander&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ As </b></p><p><b>(c. 222-228 A.D.)&nbsp; &nbsp; </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEX[ANDER AVG] laureate, draped, bust right / [LIBERALITAS?] AVGVST SC, (Liberalitas/Moneta?), standing left, holding [coin counter / scales?] and cornucopiae.</p><p>RIC 569 or 588 (?).</p><p>(14.70 grams / 27 x 25 mm)</p><p>eBay Feb. 2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Lot @ $1.50</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note: </b></p><p>I posted this on CT 02/28/20, Curtis Clay confirmed it is an As.</p><p>Reverse is hard to determine, &quot;AVGVST&quot; is visible to right, which leaves:</p><p>RIC 569 (Liberalitas) AVGVST</p><p>RIC 588 (Moneta) AVGVSTI</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an as that weighs 13 grams (!?).&nbsp; The middle bronzes of this era are baffling to me.&nbsp; It might be a very low-weight sestertius.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1230969[/ATTACH]</i></p><p><b>Severus Alexander&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ As</b></p><p><b>(231-235 A.D.)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left by modius, holding corn-ears and cornucopiae. S-C across fields.</p><p>RIC 644b; Cohen 504.</p><p>(13.96 grams / 26 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s Providentia in a heavy (24+ grams) sestertius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230970[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Severus Alexander <b>Æ Sestertius </b></b></p><p><b>(231-235 A.D.)</b></p><p><b><b>Rome Mint</b></b></p><p>IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG laureate bust rt., draped far shoulder / PROVIDENTIA AVG, S-C, Providentia draped standing left by modius, holding grain ears and cornucopiae.</p><p>RIC 642b; Cohen 503.</p><p>(24.06 grams / 30 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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