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Coin of Stratonicea with busts of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna, struck under Ti. Claudius Aristeas
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Asia: Caria, Stratonicea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 20.53 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.233
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Septimus Severus to right, facing draped bust of Julia Domna to left.
Countermarks: head of Gallienus (?) and inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Cult-image of Ephesian Artemis facing, flanked by stags.
Star and crescent left and right, above.
Inscription in Greek.
Countermarks: head of Gallienus (?) and inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Cult-image of Ephesian Artemis facing, flanked by stags.
Star and crescent left and right, above.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXI, no. 252); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963