Lot of five (5) coins.
18a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.71 g, 8h). Rome mint. 1st issue, early AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P [M] TR P COS PP, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and long scepter. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 16 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 204. Some porosity. VF.
From the Richard McAlee Collection.
18b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.41 g, 11h). Rome mint. 1st issue, early AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS P P, Mars standing left, holding branch and inverted spear. RIC IV 7; BMCRE 27 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 208a. Toned, porous, flan crack. VF.
From the Richard McAlee Collection.
18c Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st issue, early AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS P P, Salus seated left, feeding serpent from patera. RIC IV 14; BMCRE 33 var. (legend spacing); RSC 218a. Toned, green deposit, flan crack. VF.
From the Richard McAlee Collection, purchased from Phil Jones.
18d Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.19 g, 10h). Rome mint. 2nd issue, late AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing left, holding branch and spear. RIC IV 160 var. (spear upright); BMCRE 68-71 var. (same, legend spacing); RSC 173a var. (same). Toned. VF.
From the Richard McAlee Collection.
RIC IV 289 describes a similar type, given to Antioch, but the citation to the BM collection is incorrect.
18e Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.39 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd issue, late AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left, feeding serpent from patera. RIC IV 178; BMCRE 77-80 var. (obv. legend spacing); RSC 530 and 532. Lightly toned, flan crack, areas of weak strike, minor deposits. Near VF.
From the Richard McAlee Collection.
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