Severus Alexander AR Denarius. Rome, AD 222. IMP C M AVR SE[V A]LEXAND AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS P P, Salus seated to left, feeding out of patera snake coiled round altar and resting elbow on chair. RIC IV 14; BMCRE 33; RSC 218a. 3.76g, 18mm, 12h.
Near Mint State; lustrous metal and featuring a striking young portrait of the 14-year-old Alexander.
From a private UK collection.