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Coin of Amisus with bust of Otacilia Severa
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 245
Mint: Pontus, Amisus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 32.34 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number1973.631
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Otacilia Severa wearing stephane right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche seated left, rudder in right hand, above a human head,
cornucopia in left hand.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche seated left, rudder in right hand, above a human head,
cornucopia in left hand.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1973: with A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd., 11 Adelphi Terrace, London WC2N 6BJ, England; November 30, 1973: purchased from A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, December 12, 1973