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Didrachm of Caesarea with bust of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 119–138
Mint: Cappadocia, Caesarea
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 6.41 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.103
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian to right. Border of dots.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Mt. Argaeus, with star on summit. Border of dots.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Mt. Argaeus, with star on summit. Border of dots.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with B. H. Kazandjian, 58 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, Mass.; purchased by MFA from B. H. Kazandjian, February 13, 1963