Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander
Reverse: Spes walking, with a flower
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Rome |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Sestertius |
| Issuing Authority: | Roman Senate |
| Actual Weight: | 20.53 g. |
| Die Axis: | 11 |
| Date: | exact 232 AD |
| Dimensions: | 30 mm. |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Severan |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, an archaistic figure of Spes (the personification of Hope), crowned and draped, advancing to the left. She holds a flower in her right hand, and the hem of her skirt in her left.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial sestertius
Sources Used: BMCRE