2007.251: Coin of Hypaepa under Septimius Severus

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2007.251

People

Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Issued by Artemidoros

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/27565

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

21.69 g

Die Axis

6

Inscriptions and Marks

• countermark: Countermark on obverse: Anaitiis-Artemis, GIC 233
• Obverse Inscription: AY KAI L CEP CEOYHROC
• Reverse Inscription: EPI L P ARTEMIDOROY CTRA ; in ex. YPAIPHNWN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Frank L. Kovacs, Purchased from, 1985, Gift to HUAM, 1985.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

BMC p. 112 no. 28

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

2007.251

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus with cuirass, r.
Rev.: Cult statues of Artemis Anaitis and Asklepios standing to front; Asclepios' head to l., looking at goddess, and he rests with r. hand on a serpent staff.

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