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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Domitian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 81–96
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 11.94 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1089
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Domitian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter, veiled, standing towards left, holds sceptre in raised left hand, corn ears in lowered right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter, veiled, standing towards left, holds sceptre in raised left hand, corn ears in lowered right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963