Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Coin | |
Name: | 1927 199 | |
Title: | Roman Imperial Copper/Bronze Sestertius of Severus Alexander, Rome Mint (AD 230) | |
Year: | 1927 | |
Coin Number: | 199 | |
Period: | Roman Imperial | |
Material: | AE | |
Denomination: | sestertius | |
Mint: | Rome | |
Authority: | Severus Alexander | |
Obverse Legend: | IMP SEV ALE-XANDER AVG | |
Obverse Type: | Bust of emperor r., laureate, drapery at l. shoulder | |
Reverse Legend: | VIRTVS A-VGVSTI, S-C in field | |
Reverse Type: | Alexander standing l., in armour with wreath on head, r. foot on helmet, holding globe in r. and spear in l.; S-C in field to either side | |
Axis Clock: | 12 | |
Diameter: | 29 x 28 | |
Chronology: | AD 230 | |
Findspot Description: | Odeion; Underground passage; MH 1927-1 Excavation Date: 6/10/1927, # 6 Notebook 96, p. 146, . | |
Notes: | Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. | |
Reference: | BMC VI, p. 178, #650; Cohen IV, p. 462, #592 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Image: digital 2011 3896 Image: digital 2011 3897 Image: digital 2011 3898 |