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Coin of Marcianopolis with bust of Severus Alexander, struck under Um. Tereventius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Moesia, q, Marcianopolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 9.95 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.3018
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Concordia to left, holding patera in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Concordia to left, holding patera in right hand, cornucopia in left.
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