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Coin of Stratonicea with busts of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–211
Mint: Asia: Caria, Stratonicea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 39.5 mm. Weight: 20.56 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.1051
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus facing right toward draped bust of Julia Domna facing left.
Inscription in Greek.
Circular countermark: helmeted head of Athena to right; oblong countermark with Greek inscription.
Reverse: Hekate standing to front, head left, in long chiton and peplos. Torch in left hand, right outstretched. Dog, at her feet, looking up.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Circular countermark: helmeted head of Athena to right; oblong countermark with Greek inscription.
Reverse: Hekate standing to front, head left, in long chiton and peplos. Torch in left hand, right outstretched. Dog, at her feet, looking up.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Strauss Collection; by date unknown: R. Cyril Lockett Collection; by 1961: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W. 1 (auction of the Lockett Collection, part XII, February 21-23, 1961, lot 2902); purchased at the Lockett auction by A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert St., Adelphi, London, W.C. 2; October 11, 1961: 61.1039–61.1067 purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin and Sons, Ltd. for a total price of £ 1099/-/-.