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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.168
People
Severus Alexander, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)
Title
Coin of Flaviopolis under Severus Alexander
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
225-226 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Flaviopolis (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212807

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
18.8 g
Die Axis
6
Date on Object
year 153
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVT K M AV CE AΛEΞANΔPOC
  • Reverse Inscription: ΦΛAVIOΠOΛEITΩN ET ΓPN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchase from Robert Hecht

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 1547

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.168
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Severus Alexander r., radiate.
Rev.: Bust of Zeus (or Kronos) r., laureate.

Verification Level

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