Coin of Hypaepa under Septimius Severus

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2007.252
People: Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Title: Coin of Hypaepa under Septimius Severus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 193 -211 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Hypaepa (Lydia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/27554

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

15.32 g

Die Axis

6

Inscriptions and Marks

countermark: on obverse: statue of Anaitis-Artemis, GIC 233
Obverse Inscription: AYTKAIC PCEOYHROC PE
Reverse Inscription: YPAIP HNON

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Frank L. Kovacs, Purchased from, 1985, Gift to HUAM, 1985.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Cf. BMC p. 112-13 nos. 28, 29 (obv.); D.S. 196 (rev.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in memory of H. Bartlett Wells, Harvard College Class of 1929, and Margareta Viesca Wells
Accession Year: 2007
Object Number: 2007.252
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus with cuirass, r. CTMK of Artemis Anaitis in field at r.
Rev.: Cult statue of Artemis Anaitis, facing front.

Verification Level

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2007.252: Coin of Hypaepa under Septimius Severus