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Coin of Philadelphia with bust of Severus Alexander, struck under Iul. Aristo Iulianus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Philadelphia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 11.26 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1121
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within distyle arched shrine, statue of Aphrodite to right holding mirror in left hand and arranging hair with right. Dolphin downwards at feet right.
Greek inscriptions in field, around, and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within distyle arched shrine, statue of Aphrodite to right holding mirror in left hand and arranging hair with right. Dolphin downwards at feet right.
Greek inscriptions in field, around, and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963