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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.252
People
Severus Alexander, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)
Title
Coin of the Koinon of the Macedonians with the head of Alexander the Great issued under Alexander Severus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
231-235 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/317845

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.76g
Die Axis
5
Date on Object
NEO
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ALEXANDROU
  • Reverse Inscription: KOINON MAKEDONWN N

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased from Heinz-W. Müller, Solingen, Germany (see John Herrmann's letter).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Gaebler, AMNG III 1, no.448

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John J. Herrmann, Jr. and Annewies van den Hoek in honor of David Mitten
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.252
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: head of Alexander the Great to r., wearing an Attic helmet decorated with a griffin.
Rev.: horseman galloping to r., wearing a chlamys over the shoulders, a cuirass and boots, and raising his right arm in a gesture of salute.

Publication History

  • Thomas W. Lentz, ed., Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 2006-7, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 2008), p. 13, repr.

Verification Level

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