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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.250
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/27555

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.02 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: P L CEPT CEOYHRO C
  • Reverse Inscription: YPAI PWN

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Munich 23, 156

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
2007.250
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, r.
Reverse: Artemis as huntress striding to r. , holding bow in l. hand and pulling an arrow from the quiver on her shoulders with the r.

Verification Level

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