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Coin of Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Cilicia, Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 13.78 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1172
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, head turned right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche seated on rock left holds corn ears in right hand. River-god swims to left at feet. Column on each side of her with inscription as arch.
Inscriptions in Greek as arch, and at left and right, below, and in field.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche seated on rock left holds corn ears in right hand. River-god swims to left at feet. Column on each side of her with inscription as arch.
Inscriptions in Greek as arch, and at left and right, below, and in field.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963