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Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Severus Alexander
Roman, minted in RomeLinkedCulture matchlcp-e1eed953bf88
- Date
- 222-231
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Roman Empire
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 141727
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Severus Alexander, facing to the right. On the back (reverse), the goddess Annona- the divine personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome- stands. Her right hand holds ears of grain over a modius full of grain and her left rests on an upright rudder.
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- Credit line
- Gift of William F. Dunham
- Provenance
- William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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