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Coin of Trapezus with bust of Otacilia Severa
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–245
Mint: Pontus, Trapezus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 12.10 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number69.1085
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Otacilia Severa to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Mithras on horseback right.
At right altar and column (with cock on top ?). At left, tree.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Mithras on horseback right.
At right altar and column (with cock on top ?). At left, tree.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1969: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; July 1, 1969: purchased from Robert E. Hecht, Jr. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, September 23, 1969