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Coin of Germanicopolis with bust of Septimius Severus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 208–209
Mint: Paphlagonia, Germanicopolis

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 16.05 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.317
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle, head turned right with wreath in beak, perched left on altar, between two standards.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, March 8, 1967