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Aureus with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 227
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21.5 mm. Weight: 6.40 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1621
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right.
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Reverse: Severus Alexander standing left holds patera in right hand over lighted altar, scroll in left hand.
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IMPCMAVRSEV ALEXANDAVG
Reverse: Severus Alexander standing left holds patera in right hand over lighted altar, scroll in left hand.
PMTRPVI COSIIPP
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; November 13, 1963: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.