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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 39.5 mm. Weight: 32.60 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.288
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: At right, fisherman standing holding transverse fishing rod. At upper end of rod a basket and at lower end a fish.
At left, Perseus stands with cult image of Apollo Lykeios in left hand, harpa in right.
Inscriptions in Greek around, in field, in exergue, and between fisherman and Perseus.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: At right, fisherman standing holding transverse fishing rod. At upper end of rod a basket and at lower end a fish.
At left, Perseus stands with cult image of Apollo Lykeios in left hand, harpa in right.
Inscriptions in Greek around, in field, in exergue, and between fisherman and Perseus.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 11, 1964