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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.764
People
Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Title
Coin of Heliopolis under Septimius Severus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
193-211 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Heliopolis (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182381

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.15 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: LSEPTIMIVS SEVERVSAVG
  • Reverse Inscription: IOMH, COL HEL

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.764
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Septimius Severus r., laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass.
Rev.: Temple of Jupiter Heliopolitanus seen front and side, it has numerous columns, stands on a podium and is approached by a flight of steps in front, above IOMH, beneath COL HEL.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

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Verification Level

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