Bronze coin of Otacilia Severa from Bostra (BOS0114)
Dublin Core
Title
Bronze coin of Otacilia Severa from Bostra (BOS0114)
Description
Local bronze coin of Bostra (244-249 CE) featuring Otacilia Severa, wife of the emperor Philip I, on the obverse
Source
Publisher
Spijkerman 1978:82-83, no.58
Date
Rights
Spijkerman 1978
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
BOS0114
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
16.27-17.27g
Diameter (mm)
27-29mm
Province
Arabia
Obverse Type
Draped bust of Otacilia Severa wearing a stephane, and facing right. The bust is placed over a crescent.
Reverse Type
Veiled, turreted, and draped bust of Tyche, facing right, (with one breast bared?) with cornucopia behind.
Obverse Legends
MARCIAOTACILISEVRAAVG (Marcia Otacilia Severa Augusta)
Reverse Legends
COLMETRO POLISBOS TRA (Colonia Metropolis Bostra)
Name 1
Role 1
Selected Bibliography
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press. (pp.82-83, no.59)
Citation
“Bronze coin of Otacilia Severa from Bostra (BOS0114),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/52.