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Cistophorus with head of Augustus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
27–26 B.C.
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Pergamum (?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 11.93 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.517
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 003.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Augustus, right.
IMP.CAESAR
Circle of dots.
Reverse: Six ears of wheat tied together.
AVGV STVS
Circle of dots.
IMP.CAESAR
Circle of dots.
Reverse: Six ears of wheat tied together.
AVGV STVS
Circle of dots.
ProvenanceBy 1958: with AG. Leu & Co., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland and Adolph Hess AG., Haldenstrasse 5, Lucerne, Switzerland (Hess-Leu auction, Lucerne, April 2, 1958, lot 281); purchased at Hess-Leu auction on behalf of MFA by Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1; purchased by MFA from Spink & Son Ltd., June 5, 1958, for 12,800 Swiss francs (this is the total price for 58.515-58.519)