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Coin of Neocaesarea with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 226
Mint: Pontus, Neocaesarea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 16.44 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1186
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche standing front, head left, in distyle temple. Cornucopia in left hand, right hand raised.
Inscriptions in Greek either side of Tyche and around temple.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche standing front, head left, in distyle temple. Cornucopia in left hand, right hand raised.
Inscriptions in Greek either side of Tyche and around temple.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963