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Coin of Etenna with bust of Septimius Severus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Pisidia, Etenna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 16.08 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1986.349
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Female figure (Maenad ?) at left moving right, holding snake.
At right Dionysos (?) crowning himself, panther (?) by his right leg.
In field at left, uncertain object.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Female figure (Maenad ?) at left moving right, holding snake.
At right Dionysos (?) crowning himself, panther (?) by his right leg.
In field at left, uncertain object.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1986: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1104, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (List 24, Summer, 1986, no. 95); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., September 17, 1986