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Coin of Nisibis with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Mesopotamia, Nisibis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 13.26 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.290
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander to right, with drapery on left shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Turreted bust of City-goddess right.
Above, leaping ram. At right, star.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Turreted bust of City-goddess right.
Above, leaping ram. At right, star.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 11, 1964