Bronze Coin (Mint: Orthosia)
- Title:
- Bronze Coin (Mint: Orthosia)
- Collection:
- Cornell Coin Collection
- Date:
- 222-235 CE
- ID Number:
- CNC_0772
- Negative Number:
- 772
- File Name:
- CNC_0772.tif
- Mint:
- Orthosia
- Obverse:
- Head of Severus Alexander r. Laureate
in field L. [AVKM}AV
coin badly worn (AN__ __)? in field R. - Reverse:
- Temple of Astarte w/ four columns, pediment, arch over central space, doorways w/ steps leading up to them b/tw columns on either side
in center Astarte wearing Kalathos and raising dress w/ L. Hand, L foot over half-figure of river god
R. hand on standard and is crowned by small Nike on column beside her
in Ex., Altar
around from L. Upwards ΟΡ[ΦΩ]Σ[ΕΩΝ] in EX, ΦΣΧΙ - Style/Period:
- Imperial (Roman)
- Work Type:
- coins (money)
money - Materials/Techniques:
- bronze (metal)
- Subject:
- Coins, Ancient
- Measurement:
- 24 (millimeters, diameter)
8.6 (grams, weight) - Notes:
- reign of Severus Alexander
Items in the Cornell Coins Collection are meant for inventory and reference purposes
metadata may not be complete in all cases. - Bibliography:
- CF. BMC PHOENICIA, Vol. 26, p. 127, #5, 6 cf pl. XVI.3
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Collecting Program:
- Cornell Collections of Antiquities
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Cornell Collection of Antiquities: Coins Collection (in part Greek and Roman Coin Collection, #8464, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections) is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of the age of the underlying coins, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright]. This collection was digitized by Cornell University Library in 2011 from original materials, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Annetta Alexandridis and Verity Platt. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact rareref@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.