Art Institute of Chicago
Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Severus Alexander
Roman, minted in Rome
- Date
- 222-231
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Roman Empire
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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