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Coin of Synnada with bust of Demos
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
3rd century A.D.
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Synnada
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 11.53 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.622
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Demos to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche, head left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia on left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche, head left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia on left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Bulletin 8, no. 66; date unknown: purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule IIl from Hesperia Art; 1998 year-end gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA