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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.220
People
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
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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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