Description: Denomination: Silver denariusPeriod: Roman imperialDate: AD 225Origin: Rome mintCondition: VF+/VF, small areas of corrosion, dark toningObverse: Laureate draped bust, right, IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVGReverse: Virtus standing right, holding a spear in right hand and leaning on shield with left, VIRTVS AVGSize and Weight: 20mm, 3.09gReferences: S7934var, RIC IV 182cFeatures and Provenance: Severus Alexander was the last of the Severan dynasty. He was Elagabalus' heir and came to the throne at the young age of 14. He reigned over the Roman empire from AD 222- 235. Being so young, he was greatly influenced by his mother, Julia Mamaea and his grandmother Julia Maesa. He knew nothing of the ways of war, but the army gradually came to accept him as a man of virtue and moderate behaviour, so different from his predecessor. He did much to improve the morals and conditions of the people, encouraging science, art and literature. Fiscally, he increased the fineness of the denarius to a silver content of 50.5% rather than the 43% it went down to. After three marriages during his 13 years, he was assassinated by the insubordinate troops he was reprimanding. Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades in betweenUncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wearExtremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear, all parts of legend etc present, visible and clearVery Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief, all parts of legend etc present, but maybe wornFine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible Ebay is a fantastic platform via which to communicate. I am Eric Knowles. I am unquestionably a people person in so far as I like to know the person at the end of the telephone, or those with whom I communicate electronically. For the avoidance of doubt and to eliminate risk when buying I always like to know the seller. Please do not think me egotistical, however, it is important that people know exactly who I am. I have been involved in the antiques business since 1971. My career took a leap forward when I joined Bonhams in 1976. Some five years later I became head of the Decorative Arts department. The same year I was invited by the BBC to take part in the Antiques Roadshow and 38 years later I am still enjoying being a part of the team. Code 21030107
Price: 58 GBP
Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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Metal: Silver
Modified Item: No
Denomination: Denarius
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Historical Period: Roman Imperial (96 - 235 AD)
Provenance: Roman
