A well-preserved sestertius of Alexander Severus. Restored background.
Obverse: a bust of the emperor wearing a laurel wreath, armor, and a paludamentum, facing right; the legend around the edge reads:
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG;
Reverse: Sol standing to the left, in the S-C fields, with the legend around the rim:
P M TR P XIII COS III P P;
Bronze, diameter 30 mm, weight 19.99 g, axis 7 h.
