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Coin of Perinthos with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Thrace, Perinthos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 40.5 mm. Weight: 32.59 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.629
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with Gorgon's head on breastplate or aegis.
Inscription in Greek..
Reverse: In center, Zeus seated facing, with patera and scepter, eagle at feet.
Above, Helios in quadriga to right and Selene to left in biga of bulls.
Crescent above horses, star above bulls.
Below: recumbent Gaia and Thalassa.
Signs of zodiac around.
Inscription in Greek in field..
Inscription in Greek..
Reverse: In center, Zeus seated facing, with patera and scepter, eagle at feet.
Above, Helios in quadriga to right and Selene to left in biga of bulls.
Crescent above horses, star above bulls.
Below: recumbent Gaia and Thalassa.
Signs of zodiac around.
Inscription in Greek in field..
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr. (said to have been bought at auction in Istanbul); September 19, 1962: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr. for $ 175.00