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Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus to right. Inscription in Greek. Reverse: Eagle with wreath in beak standing on altar to left, head turned to right. Standard on each side of altar. In exergue, Greek letters for the year = A.D. 200-201. Inscription in Greek.
Provenance
By 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XX, no. 103); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Roman Provincial, Imperial Period, A.D. 200–201
Mint
Neoclaudiopolis, Paphlagonia
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 13.05 gm. Die Axis: 6
Accession Number
63.212
Medium or Technique
Bronze