Coin: æ sestertius
- Museum number:
- 8-5655
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21080005655
- Accession number:
- Acc.908
- Description:
- Coin. Roman. Sestertius, Æ. ( grams; 34 mm). Severus Alexander. 222-231/5 AD. Rome. Obverse: IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG Bust facing right, laureate. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGVSTI Victory standing facing left, holding wreath and palm; S C in field.
- Donor:
- Mary W. Knight
- Collection place:
- Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
- Production place:
- Rome (ancient city)
- Culture or time period:
- Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
- Collector:
- H. M. Holbrook
- Materials:
- Bronze (metal)
- Person depicted:
- Severus Alexander (Emperor of Rome) and Victoria (Roman diety)
- Inscription:
- VICTORIA AVGVSTI and IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG
- Object type:
- archaeology
- Object class:
- Coins (money) and Sestertii
- Function:
- 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
- Production date:
- 222-235 AD
- Accession date:
- 1947
- Department:
- Classical Mediterranean
- Dimensions:
- linear 34 millimeters
- Images:
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- Legacy documentation:
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