Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Coin | |
Name: | 1926 133 | |
Title: | Roman Imperial Copper/Bronze Sestertius of Severus Alexander, Rome Mint (AD 232) | |
Year: | 1926 | |
Coin Number: | 133 | |
Period: | Roman Imperial | |
Material: | AE | |
Denomination: | sestertius | |
Mint: | Rome | |
Authority: | Severus Alexander | |
Obverse Legend: | IMP ALEXAN-DER PIVS AVG | |
Obverse Type: | Bust of emperor r., laureate, with mantle | |
Reverse Legend: | MARS - V-LTOR, S-C in field | |
Reverse Type: | Mars advancing r., holding spear and shield; S-C in field to either side | |
Axis Clock: | 12 | |
Diameter: | 31 | |
Chronology: | AD 232 | |
Findspot Description: | Temple Hill Excavation Date: 4/20/1926 Notebook ? (not 86a or 90), . | |
Notes: | Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Another example 1985-55 has a nice obverse | |
Reference: | BMC VI, p. 198, #845; Cohen IV p. 418, #163 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Images (6) Notebook Page: NB 549, spread 85 (pp. 159 - 160) |