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Coin of Neocaesarea with bust of Septimius Severus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 206–207
Mint: Pontus, Neocaesarea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 18.46 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number59.233
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Septimius Severus right, laureate, cuirassed, draped.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tetrastyle temple with disk in pediment and showing statue with left arm raised, standing on pedestal, between cella walls.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tetrastyle temple with disk in pediment and showing statue with left arm raised, standing on pedestal, between cella walls.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin VIII, no. 30); purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art, April 9, 1959, for $ 196.50 (this is the total price for 59.232-59.244)