Corinth Coin: 1927 199
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1927 199
Title:   Roman Imperial Copper/Bronze Sestertius of Severus Alexander, Rome Mint (AD 230)
Year:   1927
Coin Number:   199
Period:   Roman Imperial
Material:   AE
Denomination:   sestertius
Mint:   Rome
Authority:   Severus Alexander
Obverse Legend:   IMP SEV ALE-XANDER AVG
Obverse Type:   Bust of emperor r., laureate, drapery at l. shoulder
Reverse Legend:   VIRTVS A-VGVSTI, S-C in field
Reverse Type:   Alexander standing l., in armour with wreath on head, r. foot on helmet, holding globe in r. and spear in l.; S-C in field to either side
Axis Clock:   12
Diameter:   29 x 28
Chronology:   AD 230
Findspot Description:   Odeion; Underground passage; MH 1927-1
Excavation Date: 6/10/1927, # 6
Notebook 96, p. 146, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Reference:   BMC VI, p. 178, #650; Cohen IV, p. 462, #592
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2011 3896
Image: digital 2011 3897
Image: digital 2011 3898