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Coin of Corinth with bust of Septimius Severus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Achaea: Peloponnese, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 9.48 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.615
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus to right.
L SEPTSEVP ERTAVGIMPIII
Reverse: At left in front of tree, bull to right. At right, circular temple of Melikertes.
CLI COR
L SEPTSEVP ERTAVGIMPIII
Reverse: At left in front of tree, bull to right. At right, circular temple of Melikertes.
CLI COR
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Lord Grantley's Collection; by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; 1998 year-end gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA