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Coin of Tripolis with bust of Demos
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 138–192
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Tripolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 8.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1222
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Demos to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche standing, head to left, holds rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche standing, head to left, holds rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963