Province Galatia-Pontus
City Sinope 
Region Paphlagonia
Reign Septimius Severus
Obverse inscription IM C L SEP SEVERVS PER AV
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription C I F SINOP ANN CCLII
Reverse design primitive figure of Dionysus with flat cap decorated with rings of pearls and a long beard in archaistic style seated on throne; he holds cantharus in his right hand, and a thyrsus in his left; on the base on which Dionysus is seated, altar and, on either side, two small genii; two other figures on either side of the back of the throne

 

Museum Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg (Russia)
Inventory no.
Reference Rec 123 and Pl. XXVII, 20
Diameter 26
Weight
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