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Coin of Caesarea with bust of Commodus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 190
Mint: Cappadocia, Caesarea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 15.58 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2638
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Commodus right, laureate, draped, cuirassed.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Mount Argaeus on altar.
Inscriptions in Greek around and on altar.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Mount Argaeus on altar.
Inscriptions in Greek around and on altar.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963