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Coin of Adada with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Pisidia, Adada
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 17.42 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.866
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Distyle temple within which cult statue of Artemis of Perga flanked by flaming torch on each side. Above at left, crescent. At right, star? In pediment, bird.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Distyle temple within which cult statue of Artemis of Perga flanked by flaming torch on each side. Above at left, crescent. At right, star? In pediment, bird.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 89); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963