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Coin of Prostanna (?) with bust of Septimius Severus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Pisidia, Prostanna (?)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 20.50 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1939
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right.
Countermark at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within distyle shrine, Mên stands holding pine-cone and sceptre.
Left and right above, bird, below, lion.
Inscription in Greek.
Countermark at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within distyle shrine, Mên stands holding pine-cone and sceptre.
Left and right above, bird, below, lion.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., October 14, 1964