Coin: æ sestertius
- Museum number:
- 8-6211
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21080006211
- Accession number:
- Acc.892
- Description:
- Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Alex. Severus - 17.26 grms. Obverse: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: PM TRPX I COSII PP, SC - Sol standing front, head facing left, raising right hand and holding whip.
- Donor:
- Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
- Collection place:
- Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
- Production place:
- Rome (ancient city)
- Culture or time period:
- Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
- Collector:
- unknown
- Materials:
- Bronze (metal)
- Person depicted:
- Severus Alexander (Emperor of Rome) and Sol (Roman deity)
- Inscription:
- S C, PM TRPX I COSII PP, and IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
- Object type:
- archaeology
- Object class:
- Coins (money) and Sestertii
- Function:
- 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
- Production date:
- 232 AD
- Accession date:
- 1946
- Department:
- Classical Mediterranean
- Dimensions:
- weight 17.26 grams
- Images:
-
- Legacy documentation:
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