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Coin of Amasea with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 225–226
Mint: Pontus, Amasea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 22.97 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number1972.1016
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche stands to left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek around and in fields.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche stands to left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek around and in fields.
ProvenanceBy 1972: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Liste 333, April 1972, no. 30); November 13, 1972: purchased from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, December 13, 1972