Beschreibung
Material: Silber
Gewicht: 3,97 g
Severus Alexander; 222-235 AD, Rome, 231-232 AD, Denarius, 3.97g. Cf. BM-900, C-546, RIC-254. Obv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r., seen from front. Rx: SPESPVBLICA Spes advancing l., r. foot forward, holding flower and raising skirt. From the Philip Ashton Collection, bought in November 1998. Overweight specimen. The earlier variant of this Spes type, not distinguished from the later variant with left foot forward in the standard catalogues: see the Eauze hoard report, p. 237.. FDC
