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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Sestertius of Severus Alexander

Place CreatedRome, Italy, Europe

Place FoundEgypt, Africa

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Severus Alexander

Date231-235 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Leo Gorelkin

Dimensions5/8 oz., 1 3/16 in. (18.6 g, 3 cm)

Object number1985.021.007

Label TextObverse: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, with laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right

Reverse: MARS VLTOR S C, with helmeted walking right, carrying spear in right hand and shield in left hand
Exhibition HistorySelected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1987

ProvenanceEx coll. Leo Gorelkin, Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

Not on view

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