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Coin of Neocaesarea with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 234
Mint: Pontus, Neocaesarea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 14.70 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1203
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prize crown, with two palm-branches, on table. On each side, prize crown with one palm-branch.
Inscriptions in Greek below table, around, and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prize crown, with two palm-branches, on table. On each side, prize crown with one palm-branch.
Inscriptions in Greek below table, around, and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963