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Coin of Etenna with bust of Severus Alexander

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Pisidia, Etenna

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 13.87 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.10
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Youth stands, head to left, cornucopia in left hand.
Dog stands on each side. At left, coiled snake.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1971: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 11 Adelphi Terrace, London WC2N 6BJ, England; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., January 12, 1972