Coin of Mothone under Septimius Severus

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1997.260.220
People: Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Title: Coin of Mothone under Septimius Severus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 193-211
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Messenia, Mothone (Messenia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/212769

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.05 g

Die Axis

6

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: ...ΟVΗΡΟS
Reverse Inscription: MOΘΩ-ΝΑΙΩΝ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: SNG Cop 538

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: 1997.260.220
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: Poseidon standing to l. with trident in l. hand and dolphin in r. hand

Verification Level

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1997.260.220: Coin of Mothone under Septimius Severus