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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 117–138
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 9.74 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.93
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian to right, drapery on left shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At right, Perseus, nude with winged sandals, harpe and drapery on left arm stands with right hand out to Apollo, nude and standing at left, leaning on tripod. Laurel branch in Apollo's left hand; snake under tripod.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At right, Perseus, nude with winged sandals, harpe and drapery on left arm stands with right hand out to Apollo, nude and standing at left, leaning on tripod. Laurel branch in Apollo's left hand; snake under tripod.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (auction of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962, lot 404); purchased at the Woodward auction on behalf of MFA by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963