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Coin of Amisus with bust of Tiberius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 28–29
Mint: Pontus, Amisus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 16.06 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2904
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Tiberius to left.
At left, countermarks: standing Nike and capricorn.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Justice seated left, holding scales in right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
At left, countermarks: standing Nike and capricorn.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Justice seated left, holding scales in right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963