Severus Alexander. Sestertius; Severus Alexander; 222-235 AD, Rome, 232-5 AD, Sestertius, 18.32g. BM-882, C-503, RIC-642. Obv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Bust laureate r., folds of cloak on front shoulder and behind neck. Rx: PROVIDENTIA AVG S - [C] Annona standing r., head l., holding two wheat ears over modius and cornucopia.With an excellent portrait of the emperor, sharper and more detailed than on his finest denarii. Every hair on his head, every part of his beard, shows life. The letters PRO at the beginning of the reverse legend are slightly doublestruck. MS