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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
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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

Verification Level

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