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Cistophorus with bust of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 128–132 or later
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Laodicea
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 10.38 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number69.954
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian, draped and cuirassed, right.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVSPP
Reverse: Zeus Laodikeus standing, head left, in long drapery, holds eagle on right hand, scepter in left.
COS III
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVSPP
Reverse: Zeus Laodikeus standing, head left, in long drapery, holds eagle on right hand, scepter in left.
COS III
ProvenanceDate unknown (1969 ?): with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XLV/XLVI, no. 152); 1969: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 11, 1969