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A work made of bronze.

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Severus Alexander

222-231

Roman, minted in Rome

Roman Empire

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.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium