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Coin of Maeonia with bust of Zeus, struck under Menecrates
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 138–192
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Maeonia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 7.93 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Leu and Co's Bank, Ltd.
Accession Number63.194
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted, draped bust of Zeus Olympios to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma, helmeted in peplos and long chiton, seated to left on cuirass and shield, holds Nike in right hand, parazonium in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma, helmeted in peplos and long chiton, seated to left on cuirass and shield, holds Nike in right hand, parazonium in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; gift of Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd. to MFA, February 13, 1963