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Coin of Prusias-ad-Hypium with bust of Otacilia Severa
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Bithynia, Prusias-ad-Hypium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23.5 mm. Weight: 4.77 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.537
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Otacilia to right.
Countermark: bust of emperor to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena, standing, with helmet, lance and shield.
Inscription in Greek.
Countermark: bust of emperor to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena, standing, with helmet, lance and shield.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1957: Hans von Aulock Collection (SNG, von Aulock, no. 908); by 1962: with Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 295.- (this is the total amount paid for 62.512–62.554).