Assarion of Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome from Mantineia Artist: Unknown
Mint: Mantineia (Arcadia)
Ruler: Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 146–211, ruled 193–211

198–211

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

5.83 g, 3:00, 20.20 mm

Credit Line

Gift of John Aiello

Accession Number

2011.24.28

Geography

Made in Mantineia, Arcadia

Culture

Roman

Period

2nd and 3rd century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Legend obscure. Head laureate .r.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: [MANTINEWN] [Gk.] Artemis striding r. holding bow in l. and drawing arrow from quiver with r.
Provenance
Basil C. Demetriadi, to about 2001; Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, PA.; John Aiello, Hewitt, N.J., to 2011; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed March 1, 2012), 43
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

assarion, coins

Technical metadata and APIs

IIIF

Open in Mirador

View IIIF manifest

The International Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is an open standard for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. Visit iiif.io to learn more

Linked Art

API response for this object

Linked Art is a Community working together to create a shared Model based on Linked Open Data to describe Art.