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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.252
People
Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Title
Coin of Hypaepa under Septimius Severus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
193 -211 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Hypaepa (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/27554

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.32 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • countermark: on obverse: statue of Anaitis-Artemis, GIC 233
  • Obverse Inscription: AYTKAIC PCEOYHROC PE
  • Reverse Inscription: YPAIP HNON

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Frank L. Kovacs, Purchased from, 1985, Gift to HUAM, 1985.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Cf. BMC p. 112-13 nos. 28, 29 (obv.); D.S. 196 (rev.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in memory of H. Bartlett Wells, Harvard College Class of 1929, and Margareta Viesca Wells
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.252
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus with cuirass, r. CTMK of Artemis Anaitis in field at r.
Rev.: Cult statue of Artemis Anaitis, facing front.

Verification Level

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