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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Antinous
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 130–138
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 22.34 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1999.30
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antinous to left. In front, star.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Rivergod Kydnos reclining left, left elbow on overturned vase, branch in right hand.
Inscriptions in Greek in exergue and around.
Struck under Hadrian.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Rivergod Kydnos reclining left, left elbow on overturned vase, branch in right hand.
Inscriptions in Greek in exergue and around.
Struck under Hadrian.
ProvenanceBy 1976: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 24, 1999