2005.115.215: Denarius of Severus Alexander, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2005.115.215

People

Severus Alexander, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)

Title

Denarius of Severus Alexander, Rome

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

227 CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)

Period

Roman Imperial period

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/21388

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

2.7 g

Die Axis

12

Denomination

denarius

Date on Object

TR P VI COS II

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
• Reverse Inscription: PM TR P VI / COS II PP

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

BMC VI 424 p. 155

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund

Accession Year

2005

Object Number

2005.115.215

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Bust of Severus Alexander laureate and draped to r.
Rev.: Severus Alexander, laureate, togate, standing facing l., pouring libation from a patera in his r. hand over flaming tripod, holding scroll on l. hand.

Exhibition History

• Re-View: S422 (Ancient rotation) "The Scholar as Collector: Margarete Bieber (1879-1978)", Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/2011 - 06/18/2011

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