Advanced Search 
View: Obverse
Coin of Nicaea with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 4.78 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.329
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Three standards.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Three standards.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: R. Cyril Lockett Collection; by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, March 8, 1967