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Medallion with bust of Severus Alexander
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 231–235
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver (with traces of gilding)
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 31.68 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number59.246
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 049.
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.
IMPALEXAN DERPIVSAVG
Reverse: The Three Monetae holding cornucopiae in left hands, scales in their right; piles of coins (the three metals) at the feet of each.
AEQUITASAVGVS TI
IMPALEXAN DERPIVSAVG
Reverse: The Three Monetae holding cornucopiae in left hands, scales in their right; piles of coins (the three metals) at the feet of each.
AEQUITASAVGVS TI
ProvenanceBy date unknown: G. Mazzini Collection (Monete Imperiali Romane, vol. 3, p. 204, no. 15); by 1958: with Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd., 32 Rue de la Gare, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd., April 9, 1959, for $ 819.00