Corinth Coin: 1973 487
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1973 487
Title:   Greek Imperial/Roman Provincial Copper/Bronze Coin of Septimius Severus, Corinth Mint (AD 193 - AD 211)
Year:   1973
Coin Number:   487
Period:   Greek Imperial/Roman Provincial
Material:   AE
Mint:   Corinth
Authority:   Septimius Severus
Region:   Corinth
Provenance Region:   Corinth
Obverse Legend:   LSERTSEVREPTAVGIMP
Obverse Type:   Bust of Emperor facing r.; wearing laureate; draped
Reverse Legend:   R OC - IL C
Reverse Type:   Aphordite on Acrocorinth; with shield of Ares as mirror; Peirene below; sea god on left holding rudder; sea god on right holding anchor
Symbol:   Letters and Peirene
Axis Clock:   6
Diameter:   26
Chronology:   AD 193 - AD 211
Context:   NB586 B58 P64
Findspot Description:   Lechaion Road; Shop 3; Bottom of bothros
Excavation date: 5/22/1973
Notebook 586 p.64; Basket 58, NB586 B58 P64, .
Elevation:   70.373
Area:   Lechaion Road
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Reference:   BMC no.652
Published:   Hesperia 1974, p. 56, 104
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Williams, et al. Hesperia 43:1, 1974