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Coin of Aspendus with bust of Severus Alexander

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Pamphylia, Aspendus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 17.11 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number64.561
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo standing left with laurel branch in right hand, tripod under left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1961: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection (purchased at Side, July 1961); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, April 8, 1964