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Coin of Selge with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Pisidia, Selge
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 23.68 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.104
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: On stepped platform, two round altars in front of two rectangular bases, each with styrax tree. At left, column with eagle, holding wreath in beak. At right, Nike holding wreath and palm on a column.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: On stepped platform, two round altars in front of two rectangular bases, each with styrax tree. At left, column with eagle, holding wreath in beak. At right, Nike holding wreath and palm on a column.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 64, Hôtel des Trois Rois au Rhin, Basel, January 30, 1984, lot 180); purchased at auction 64 by Jeffrey Spier, 1750 Central Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091; March 7, 1984: purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier