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Coin of Perga with bust of Otacilia Severa
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Pamphylia, Perga
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 14.63 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1153
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Otacilia Severa wearing stephane to right.
Crescent behind shoulders.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult statue of Artemis of Perga in distyle temple with star at left, crescent at right. Eagle in pediment.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Crescent behind shoulders.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult statue of Artemis of Perga in distyle temple with star at left, crescent at right. Eagle in pediment.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963