Civic bronze coin of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna from Bostra (BOS0109)
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Title
Civic bronze coin of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna from Bostra (BOS0109)
Description
Local bronze coin from Bostra (193-211 CE) depicting Septimius Severus and Julia Domna on the obverse
Source
Publisher
Spijkerman 1978:76-77, no.35
Date
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
BOS0109
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
14.66-16.28g
Diameter (mm)
28-31mm
Province
Arabia
Obverse Type
Jugate busts of Septimius Severus, wearing a paludamentum and cuirass, with Julia Domna, draped, at rear, wearing a small crescent on her head.
Reverse Type
Tetrastyle temple; within, Tyche standing facing right, draped and wearing a turreted crown, holding a cornucopia in her left hand, and a spear in her right hand surmounted by an eagle. She is standing on a small crouching figure. Flanking Tyche on both sides are figures seated on rocks.
Obverse Legends
AV KCEΠ CEOVHPON KAIEI ΔΟΜΑΝ CEB (Autokrator Septimius Severus and Julia Domna Sebaste)
Reverse Legends
NEA TP AIA NH BOCT PA (Nova Traiani Bostra)
Type Notes
Reverse type is also represented on BOS0108
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Selected Bibliography
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press. (pp.76-77, no.35)
Citation
“Civic bronze coin of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna from Bostra (BOS0109),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 26, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/46.