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Coin of Acrasus with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Acrasus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 7.33 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1262
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hygieia and Asklepios standing front, heads facing each other.
Hygieia, at left, feeds serpent.
Asklepios, at right, leans on serpent-staff.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hygieia and Asklepios standing front, heads facing each other.
Hygieia, at left, feeds serpent.
Asklepios, at right, leans on serpent-staff.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964