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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: 30.5 mm. Weight: 14.77 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.864
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Seveus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek. Countermark on neck.
Reverse: Athena to right, shield on left arm and spear in right hand striking at serpent-footed giant who hurls stone (?) with right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek. Countermark on neck.
Reverse: Athena to right, shield on left arm and spear in right hand striking at serpent-footed giant who hurls stone (?) with right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965