A circulating sestertius of Alexander Severus.
Obverse: a bust of the emperor wearing a laurel wreath, armor, and a paludamentum, facing right; the legend on the rim reads:
IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG;
Reverse: Jupiter seated on a throne facing left, holding a spear and Victoria; the legend around the rim reads:
IOVI VICTORI, with the inscription SC in the field;
Bronze, diameter 31 mm, weight 22.13 g, axis 12 h.
