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Coin of Attalea with bust of Septimius Severus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Pamphylia, Attalea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 10.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.397
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena, helmeted, standing within tetrastyle temple, holds Nike in right hand, spear in left. Patera in pediment.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena, helmeted, standing within tetrastyle temple, holds Nike in right hand, spear in left. Patera in pediment.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)