Watch List notes:

The Roman Empire
Severus Alexander, 222 – 235

Denarius late 222, AR 2.66 g IMP C M SEV ALEXAND AVG Laureate draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. MARTI – PA – CIFERO Mars standing facing, head l., holding branch and sceptre. C 173 var. (not cuirassed). BMC 68. RIC 160. Virtually as struck and almost Fdc

Illustrated on www.romancoins.info, section imagines imperatorum. This coin will be included in the upcoming book on portraits on Roman coins (see introduction to this auction catalogue).
Severus Alexander as a young child. AMP.