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Coin of Thyatira with bust of Septimius Severus, struck under Cl. Aurelius Glycon
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Thyatira
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 46.5 mm. Weight: 41.06 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.563
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Caracalla and Geta in military attire stand to left and right of lighted altar. The one at the left holds a spear, the one at the right a phiale.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Caracalla and Geta in military attire stand to left and right of lighted altar. The one at the left holds a spear, the one at the right a phiale.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Galerie für Griechische, Römische und Byzantinische Kunst, Katalog I, no. 68; purchased from Galerie für Griechische, Römische und Byzantinische Kunst by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III; loaned to MFA by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III, June 7, 1971 (as 76.1971); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998