Coin of Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome from Anchialus Artist: Unknown
Mint: Anchialus (Thrace)
Honorand: Geta Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 189–211
Ruler: Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 146–211, ruled 193–211

Medium

Copper

Dimensions

11.94 g, 7:00, 27.5 mm

Credit Line

Ruth Elizabeth White Fund

Accession Number

2004.6.920

Culture
Period

2nd–3rd century A.D.

Classification
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Bust of Geta r.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Table with crescent-shaped object
Provenance

Provenance

Gorny and Mosch, Munich, March 9, 1999, cat. 95, lot 509; Professor Dr. Peter Robert Franke and Leonore Franke, Munich, 1999–2004; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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Additional information

Object/Work type

coins

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