Coin of the Province of Macedonia under Severus Alexander

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1984.205.207
People: Severus Alexander, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)
Title: Coin of the Province of Macedonia under Severus Alexander
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 231 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/176193

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 11.94 g

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Gaebler 334

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year: 1984
Object Number: 1984.205.207
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: head of Alexander the Great to r.; ALEXANDROV
Rev.: Athena seated to l. holding small Kabeiros in her r. and a spear in l. arm. KOINON MAKEDONON OMONIOA

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