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Numismatics
Ruler: Severus Alexander, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 208–235, ruled A.D. 222–35
Mint: Caesarea, Cappadocia
Artist: Unknown
Copper of Severus Alexander from Caesarea
A.D. 222–35
Copper
5.61 g, 12:00, 20.3 mm
Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Reverend Henry Knowles Wingate, M.Div. 1891
2001.87.11571
Geography:
Made in Caesarea, Cappadocia
Status:
By appointment
Culture:
Roman
Period:
3rd century A.D.
Classification:
Numismatics
Provenance:
Reverend Henry Knowles Wingate, to about 1950; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1950 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
