Coin of Corinth under Septimius Severus | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2001.266
People: Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Title: Coin of Corinth under Septimius Severus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 193 - 211
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/147294

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 9.3 g
Die Axis: 5

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: These coins were collected by Basil Dimitriadi from many different sources and dealers over a period of decades. They have long been in Switzerland.
Lanz 105, 26 November 2001, lot 854

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: NCP S 12,1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year: 2001
Object Number: 2001.266
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Bust of Septimius Severus facing right. Counter-mark under chin. Reverse: Ino running to the right holding the baby Melikertes. Opposite her is a seated nude male personification of the Isthmus of Corinth.

Verification Level

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