Coin of Sardis under Severus Alexander

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1984.811.33
People: Severus Alexander, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)
Soulpikios Hermophilos
Title: Coin of Sardis under Severus Alexander
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 222-235 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/182130

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

14.32 g

Die Axis

6

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟС ΚΑΙС
Reverse Inscription: In wreath: ΑΛƐΙΑ ƐΛΑΓΑΒΑΛƐΙΑ СΑΡΔΙΑNΩΝ Γ ΝƐΩΚΟ ; encircling: ƐΠI ϹΟΥΛΠ ƐΡΜΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΑΡΧ Α ΤΟ Β

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RPC VI 4510; unpublished

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jerome B. Spier
Accession Year: 1984
Object Number: 1984.811.33
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Severus Alexander, bareheaded and cuirassed r.
Rev.: Inscription in a wreath.

Verification Level

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