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222 NGC AU Severus Alexander Denarius Roman Empire Spes Flower (23060301C)

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  • Almost Uncirculated Emperor Severus Alexander Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
  • Issued between 222 to 235 CE, RIC 254, approx. 19mm.
  • Well defined portrait with short beard. 
  • Certified by NGC to AU.
  • Obverse: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust facing right.
  • Reverse: SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking left, holding flower and raising skirt.
  • Spes was the goddess of hope. Multiple temples to Spes are known, and inscriptions indicate that she received private devotion as well as state cult.