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Coin of Neapolis with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 138–161
Mint: Palestine, Neapolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 21.26 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.298
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antoninus Pius right, laureate, draped, cuirassed.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Mt. Gerizim, on which stands temple with altar behind. Below, in front, a long colonnade. Stairway leads up from entrance, flanked by shrines. Another curving roadway at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Mt. Gerizim, on which stands temple with altar behind. Below, in front, a long colonnade. Stairway leads up from entrance, flanked by shrines. Another curving roadway at right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 25, November 17, 1962, lot 540); by 1964: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; March 11, 1964: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.