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Coin of Acrasus with bust of Septimius Severus, struck under Menander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Acrasus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 45 mm. Weight: 41.93 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.37
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult figure of Ephesian Artemis in biga of stags galloping right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult figure of Ephesian Artemis in biga of stags galloping right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1983: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1104, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (List No. 7, December 1983, no. 63); December 1983: with Jeffrey Spier, 1750 Central Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, January 18, 1984