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Coin of Harpasa with flaming altar
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Mint: Asia: Caria, Harpasa
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 2.93 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1131
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Flaming altar.
Reverse: Cult statue of goddess resembling Ephesian Artemis, with usual supports.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult statue of goddess resembling Ephesian Artemis, with usual supports.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963