Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.94
People
Severus Alexander, Roman (r. 222 - 235 CE)
Title
Coin of Aigeai under Severus Alexander
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
222-235 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Aigeai (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177045

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.29 g
Die Axis
6

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
unpublished? cf. SNG Lev 1766; SNG Paris 2368

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
1983.56.94
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Severus Alexander, r., laureate.
Rev.: Cista mystica from which issues a serpent with head to r.; torches to both sides.

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu