Coin of Stratonicea under Septimius Severus

Artists

Description

Obv: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to r., laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta to l. (erased in antiquity as part of damnatio memoriae), countermarked twice: head of Roma in small oval between the busts and ϑEOY in rectangular frame below Geta. ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ ΠΕ ΑΥ Κ Π ϹΕΠ ΓΕΤΑϹ Ϲ Κ Rev: Zeus Panamaros on horseback to r., lighted altar at r. ΕΠ ΠΡΥ ΕΠΙΤΥΝΧΑΝΟΝΤΟϹ Γ ΦΙΛΩΝΟϹ; ϹΤΡΑΤΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ in exergue

Provenance

Hans von Aulock (1), Istanbul (by 1968). [Auctiones, Basel, “auction 5,” December 2, 1975, lot 139]. [Sternberg, Zurich, “Auction 10,” November 25, 1980, lot 459], sold; to Robert Erskine (2), London (1980-2024), sold; [through Noonans, London, “Robert Erskine sale,” April 8, 2025, lot 1614]; to the Harvard Art Museums. 1. Hans von Aulock (1906-1980). The coin is published as Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Deutschland, Sammlung v. Aulock, vol. 3, no. 8162 (1968). 2. Robert William Hervey Erskine (1930-2024)