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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Tetradrachm of Ulpia Severina

Place FoundEgypt, Africa

Place CreatedAlexandria, Egypt, Africa

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Aurelian

Date274-275 CE

MediumDebased silver

Credit LineGift of Dr. Leo Gorelkin

Dimensions5/16 oz., 7/8 in. (8.7 g, 2.2 cm)

Object number1985.021.008

Label TextObverse: ΟΥΛΠ ϹΕΥΕΡΙΝΑ ϹΕΒ, with draped and diademed bust of Severina to right

Reverse: ΕΤΟΥϹ Ϛ, with figure of Elpis advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt
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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