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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.100.20
People
Severus Alexander, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)
Title
Coin of Hierapolis-Bambyce under Severus Alexander
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
222-235 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Hierapolis-Bambike (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169958

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.56 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVTKAIMAPAVPCEAΛEΞANΔPOC
  • Reverse Inscription: ΘEACCVPIACIEPO ΠO... ωN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased from Baldwin, 1964.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 55 var.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.100.20
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Severus Alexander, r., laureate and radiate.
Rev.: Atergatis, nude, seated backward on lion running to r.

Verification Level

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