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Coin of Anazarbus with bust of Claudius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 48–49
Mint: Cilicia, Anazarbus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 28.85 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1999.259
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Claudius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma standing, spear in left hand and Nike on right hand above altar.
At right, shield and trophy.
Greek letters in field = year 67 = A.D. 48/49.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma standing, spear in left hand and Nike on right hand above altar.
At right, shield and trophy.
Greek letters in field = year 67 = A.D. 48/49.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceJune 7, 1999, anonymous sale (auction 96), Giessener Münzhandlung Dieter Gorny, Munich, lot 366, to Robert E. Hecht, Jr. [see note]; 1999: sold by Robert Hecht to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 15, 1999)
NOTE: Bidding on the MFA's behalf.
NOTE: Bidding on the MFA's behalf.