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Coin of Stratonicea with busts of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna, struck under Leo

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Asia: Caria, Stratonicea

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 15.53 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1378
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus at left facing draped bust of Julia right.
Countermarks: head of Athena above and Greek inscription below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hekate stands front, head left, torch in left hand, patera in right. Crescent and kalathos on her head. Lighted altar at her feet.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964