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Drachm of Amisus with bust of Sabina
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 137–138
Mint: Pontus, Amisus
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 2.87 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1497
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Sabina, draped, wearing stephane, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Aphrodite crouching right, head turned left, holds mirror in right hand.
Inscription in Greek. (year 169 = A.D.136).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Aphrodite crouching right, head turned left, holds mirror in right hand.
Inscription in Greek. (year 169 = A.D.136).
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W. 1, England (auction of the Arthur M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962, lot 400, partial); purchased at the auction on behalf of MFA by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., October 17, 1963