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Coin of Magydus with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Pamphylia, Magydus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 18.30 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.836
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Priest? or athlete standing to right, holding pair of torches.
In the field, altar and cista?
In field at right, Greek letter.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Priest? or athlete standing to right, holding pair of torches.
In the field, altar and cista?
In field at right, Greek letter.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 51); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963