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Sestertius with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 231–235
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 20.96 gm.
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.121
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, right, with slight drapery on left shoulder.
IMPALEXANDERPIVSAVG
Reverse: Providentia standing left, holding in right hand ears of grain over modius, and in left cornucopiae.
PROVIDENTIAAVG in field: S C
IMPALEXANDERPIVSAVG
Reverse: Providentia standing left, holding in right hand ears of grain over modius, and in left cornucopiae.
PROVIDENTIAAVG in field: S C
ProvenanceBy 1888: with van Lennep, Smyrna; purchased by MFA from van Lennep, January 5, 1888, for $75.00 (this figure is the total price for 88.12-88.262)