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Coin of Caesarea with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 229
Mint: Cappadocia, Caesarea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 5.80 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2640
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Three double ears of corn tied together.
In field left and right, Greek letters = A.D. 229.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Three double ears of corn tied together.
In field left and right, Greek letters = A.D. 229.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963