If you are looking for a challenging area to collect, try Severus Alexander (or any other emperor's) Provincial Coinage.  Provincial Coinage is coinage that came from the Provinces of Rome, the territories taken over by the Romans.  Much of this area was formerly controlled by the Greeks so the coinage text is mainly Greek.  To better understand the area in the Roman Empire, you can view the following map.  Provincial Coinage was produced for use in the local areas and was mainly bronze. Imperial Coinage was for use in Rome and for Imperial Costs (paying for the Army, etc.) and could be gold, silver, or bronze.   In the area of Roman Provincials,  you will not find a vast variety of references that make identifying your coins so easy.  It can seems like almost every provincial coin is another unknown.

While this area can be a frustrating for some, others will find it a challenge.  The variety and excitement of this area can be very interesting.  I wouldn't suggest this area to new collectors, but if you find Severus Alexander boring to collect, give this a try.

Here are a few examples of Provincial bronzes of Severus Alexander:

AE23,  Byzantium, Thrace.  Obverse Laur. bust of Severus Alexander right, Reverse Ship's prow right, waves below.   Unrecorded in major references.

AE29, Nicaea, Bithnia.  Obverse Draped laur. bust right.   Reverse Asklepios on winged serpent flying right hold snake entwined staff.   Unreferenced.

AE29, Phrygia.  Obverse Laur., draped bust of Severus Alexander right. Reverse Asklepios and Hygiaia standing side by side, mint name in exergue, circular legend continuing in field naming P. Aelius Demetrius Celer, Archon for the second time.  Ref. BM 62

AE 28, Odessos, Moesia Inferior.  Obverse Bare head Severus Alexander as Caesar.   Reverse Great God (Sarapis holding cup over alter and holding cornucopia.  Ref. AMNG 2311, Cop Vol. 2 #677.

AE33, Anazarbus, Cilicia.   Obverse laur. draped bust of Severus Alexander right.   Reverse Nike in chariot with team of four horses heading left.    Ref. Von Aulock 5496.  

MACEDON. Cassandreia. Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. Æ 25mm (9.84 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Bust of Zeus-Ammon right, slight drapery on left shoulder. SNG ANS -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; AMNG -; McClean -. VF, brown patina. Evidently a rare issue.

With the provincial bronzes you open your collection up to many new sub themes that you can collect.  Bronzes from each region of the empire, ones with animals on them, weapons, etc.  For those bored with the coins of the mints of Rome and Antioch, here lies an area that you can make important discoveries and enjoy thoroughly.  Please also see my page on the Provincial coins of Alexandria and Moesia.