Bronze coin of Cyzicus

222–235 CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 168

M AVP CEVH ALEXANDROC AV, bust of Alexander Severus/KVZIKHNWN DIC NEWKOPWN, table with imperial busts and sacrificial implements
Cyzicus (modern Erdek, Turkey)

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Object Information

Overview

Title: Bronze coin of Cyzicus
Period: Mid Imperial, Severan
Date: 222–235 CE
Culture: Roman, Asia Minor
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 1 1/8 × 1/8 in., 0.402oz. (2.8 × 0.3 cm, 11.4g)
Classification: Coins
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Object Number: 08.170.259
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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