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Coin of Parlais with bust of Septimius Severus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Lycaonia, Parlais
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21.5 mm. Weight: 5.05 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1204
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to left.
IMPCAESLS EPSEVERP
Reverse: Mên stands right holding spear in right hand, pine cone in left, resting left foot on bucranium.
IVLAVGCO LPARLAIS
(not all letters in the inscriptions are clear)
IMPCAESLS EPSEVERP
Reverse: Mên stands right holding spear in right hand, pine cone in left, resting left foot on bucranium.
IVLAVGCO LPARLAIS
(not all letters in the inscriptions are clear)
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964