The Fralin Museum of Art, U.Va.: Denarius of Severus Alexander, Rome, 222-235. 1989.19.19.

Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG - Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right

Reverse: FIDES MILITVM - Fides, draped, standing left, holding two standards

Object Type: Coin
Date Range
- From Date: AD 222
- To Date: AD 228
Denomination: Denarius
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Silver
Authority
- Authority: Severus Alexander
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Europe--Italy--Latium
- Region: Europe--Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Severus Alexander
Reverse
- Deity: Fides

Identifier: 1989.19.19
Provenance
- 1984: Ex: Virgil Brand Collection. Virgil Brand was once the largest collector of ancient coins in the world. he died in 1926, and the vast majority of his collection mysteriously vanished. This coin was discovered with a number of others at a midwestern university in the early 1980's, verified as having been part of the Brand collection, and auctioned by Christies in New York in 1984.
Department: Roman
Collection: The Fralin Museum of Art

Rights: The object and images are not under copyright (Public Domain) in the United States.

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Denarius of Severus Alexander, Rome, 222-235. 1989.19.19.