1997.260.220: Coin of Mothone under Septimius Severus
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.260.220
- People
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Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Mothone under Septimius Severus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 193-211
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Messenia, Mothone (Messenia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/212769
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.05 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: ...ΟVΗΡΟS
- Reverse Inscription: MOΘΩ-ΝΑΙΩΝ
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Gift of Richard Wells
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- SNG Cop 538
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
- Accession Year
- 1997
- Object Number
- 1997.260.220
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus to r.
Reverse: Poseidon standing to l. with trident in l. hand and dolphin in r. hand
Verification Level
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