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Coin of Ilium with bust of Gallienus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–267
Mint: Asia: Troas, Ilium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 21.84 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.193
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Gallienus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hektor to left, in biga.
Inscription in Greek above and below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hektor to left, in biga.
Inscription in Greek above and below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Richard Cyril Lockett Collection; by 1961: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, London (auction of the Richard Cyril Lockett Collection, part 12, February 21-23, lot 2879); purchased at the Glendining & Co. auction by A. H. Baldwin and Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London W.C. 2, England on behalf of MFA; April 12, 1961: purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin and Sons, Ltd. for £ 1,056/13/0 (this is the total cost for 61.187-61.194 including commission)