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Coin of Creteia-Flaviopolis with bust of Septimius Severus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Bithynia, Creteia-Flaviopolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 9.65 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number68.166
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter, holding two torches, stands right in car drawn by two winged serpents.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter, holding two torches, stands right in car drawn by two winged serpents.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, May 8, 1968