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Coin of Temenothyrae with bust of Severus Alexander, struck under Poli. Iul. Blongas (?)
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Temenothyrae
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 40 mm. Weight: 24.62 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.818
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles standing, head right, lion's skin over left arm, club in right hand.
At right, garlanded altar. At left, uncertain object.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles standing, head right, lion's skin over left arm, club in right hand.
At right, garlanded altar. At left, uncertain object.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 32); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963