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Coin of Hyrgaleis with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Hyrgaleis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 20.61 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1987.36
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right, aegis on left shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Horseman right, doubleaxe in right hand. At right, snake coiled around tree.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Horseman right, doubleaxe in right hand. At right, snake coiled around tree.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1982: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1100, 1050 Seventeenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (Waddell Auction 1, Barbizon Plaza Hotel, 106 Central Park South, New York, December 9, 1982, lot 363); by 1986: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1104, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (Waddell List 25, no. 108); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., January 21, 1987