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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: 27.5 mm. Weight: 12.57 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.115
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bustof Severus Alexander to right. Drapery on left shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Turreted, veiled, draped bust of Tyche right.
Above, sign of Aries. In field right, star.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Turreted, veiled, draped bust of Tyche right.
Above, sign of Aries. In field right, star.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with B. H. Kazandjian, 58 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, Mass.; purchased by MFA from B. H. Kazandjian, February 13, 1963