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Coin of Lysinia with bust of Septimius Severus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Pisidia, Lysinia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 38.5 mm. Weight: 25.75 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1994.274
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Septimius Severus right, laureate, draped, cuirassed.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two snaky-legged giants support an enthroned Zeus who holds phiale in his right hand and a spear in his left. The giants hold a rock in their outer hands.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two snaky-legged giants support an enthroned Zeus who holds phiale in his right hand and a spear in his left. The giants hold a rock in their outer hands.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1994: with Frank L. Kovacs, P.O. Box 25300, San Mateo, California 94402; purchased by MFA from Frank L. Kovacs, December 14, 1994