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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.222
People
Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Title
Coin of Thuria under Septimius Severus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
193-211
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Messenia, Thuria (Messenia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212770

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.51 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
assarion
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΛΟΥ CΕΠ [CΕΟΥΗΡΟC ΠEP CE]
  • Reverse Inscription: ΘΟΥΡ-ΙΑΤWΝ / Λ-Α

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 546; BCD Pelop 828

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.260.222
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus to r.

Reverse: Athena standing l. holding Nike? in r. hand and spear in l. Λ-Α across field

Verification Level

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