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Coin of Thyatira with bust of Severus Alexander, struck under Mar. Pollianus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Thyatira
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 48.5 mm. Weight: 47.01 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1986.357
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right, aegis on cuirass.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bellerophon on horseback right, spearing Chimaera, also to right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bellerophon on horseback right, spearing Chimaera, also to right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1986: with Bank Leu AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, CH-8022 Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu AG, September 17, 1986