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Hemidrachm of Caesarea with bust of Hadrian

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 120–121
Mint: Cappadocia, Caesarea

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 14.5 mm. Weight: 1.75 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.102
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Mount Argaeus, figure standing on top.
Inscription in Greek in field.
Border of dots.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with B. H. Kazandjian, 58 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, Mass.; purchased by MFA from B. H. Kazandjian, February 13, 1963