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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Maximinus I Thrax
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 235–238
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 27.58 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1974.510
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Maximinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust, right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: Sandan stands to left on horned lion, right hand raised, wreath in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field left and right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: Sandan stands to left on horned lion, right hand raised, wreath in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field left and right.
ProvenanceBy 1974: with Bank Leu AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland, auction 10, May 29, lot 292; purchased at the Bank Leu auction on behalf of MFA by Spink and Son Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1, England; November 13, 1974: purchased by MFA from Spink & Son Ltd.