© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Tetradrachm of Severus Alexander

Place CreatedAlexandria, Egypt, Africa

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Severus Alexander

Date225-226 CE

MediumDebased silver

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions15/16 × 1 1/16 × 3/16 in., 15.4 g (2.4 × 2.7 × 0.5 cm, 9/16 oz.)

Object number2018.010.1139

Label TextObverse: Α ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ, with laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: L ΠΕΜΠΤΟΥ (date, year 5), with figure of Serapis seated left, holding long sceptre and extending right hand over Cerberus sitting at his feet, left

Terms