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Coin of Pergamum with bust of Britannicus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 50–54
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Pergamum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 17.5 mm. Weight: 3.96 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1999.593
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Britannicus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped bust of Nero to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Ruler: Struck under Claudius
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped bust of Nero to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Ruler: Struck under Claudius
ProvenanceBy 1999: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 316, 444 N. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2432; purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., December 15, 1999