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Coin of Smyrna in alliance with Laodicea with bust of Marcus Aurelius, struck under Attalus Sophistes
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 169–175
Mint: Asia: Ionia and Phrygia, Smyrna and Laodicea (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 22.83 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1111
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus Laodikeus standing holding eagle and sceptre facing Zeus Akraios enthroned at right holding Nike and sceptre.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus Laodikeus standing holding eagle and sceptre facing Zeus Akraios enthroned at right holding Nike and sceptre.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963