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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.617
People
Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Title
Coin of Sardis under Septimius Severus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
193-211
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179343

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
23.86 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: CEPTIMIOC.....
  • Reverse Inscription: EPI T FAF ...TWNOC. In exergue: CARDIANWN B NEWKORWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Cf. SNG von Aul. 3155 (obv.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.617
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Septimius Severus, r.
Rev.: River god reclining at r., facing l. and pouring from pitcher into vessel held by kneeling figure at l., facing r.

Verification Level

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