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Coin of Botrys with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222
Mint: Syria, Botrys
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 5.78 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.419
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Astarte standing in a hexastyle temple with an arcuated lintel.
Inscriptions in Greek around and at lower left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Astarte standing in a hexastyle temple with an arcuated lintel.
Inscriptions in Greek around and at lower left.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)