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Coin of Ephesus with bust of Gallienus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 8.10 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1986.762
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Androkles accompanied by hound moving right to spear boar emerging from behind a tree.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Androkles accompanied by hound moving right to spear boar emerging from behind a tree.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1986: with Bank Leu AG, Numismatische Abteilung, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu AG, December 17, 1986