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Coin of Alexandria Troas with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Asia: Troas, Alexandria Troas
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 6.79 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.457
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander right.
MCE]ALE. .XANDER
Obverse: Smithion seen from side and front.
Statue of Apollo, on steps, holding patera to right.
COLA [V]GA L. In ex.: TRO
MCE]ALE. .XANDER
Obverse: Smithion seen from side and front.
Statue of Apollo, on steps, holding patera to right.
COLA [V]GA L. In ex.: TRO
ProvenanceSaid to be from the Campion Collection, sale November 1937, lot 152, partial; by 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)