Caesar, A.D. 221-222
Augustus, A.D. 222-235
Silver Denarius
Rome mint, A.D. 222-228
Obv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Rev: ANNONA AVG - Annona, standing, facing left, holding corn ears over modius (at feet) in right hand and cornucopia in left
RIC 133
19mm, 2.7g.
Severus Alexander was proclaimed emperor at the age of 13, after the murder of his cousin and adoptive father, Elagabalus. His reign was just and peaceful for the first nine years, even if he did rule in the shadow of his mother, the strong-willed Julia Mamaea. Later unrest and indecisive victories in the eastern and northern frontiers caused his army to doubt his military abilities, and both he and his mother were murdered by his troops.
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