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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.140
People
Severus Alexander, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)
Title
Coin of Amaseia under Severus Alexander
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
225-226
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Amaseia (Pontus)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177315

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
25.19 g
Die Axis
1

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Dalaison p. 133, no. 578b (this coin);Cf. SNG von Aul. 28 and 6703

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.56.140
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Septimius Severus, r., laureate.
Rev.: Large altar on which sits an eagle to front, with head to l. and wings fully spead; above, a male figure to front driving a biga; to l. of altar, a tree.

Verification Level

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