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Coin of Mytilene with bust of Geta, struck under P. Iulius Leo
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 198–209
Mint: Asia: Aeolis (Islands off), q, Mytilene (Lesbos)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 31.41 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2911
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped, cuirassed bust of Geta to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left Poseidon standing holding patera in right hand, trident in left.
At right, Tyche, standing crowning him with wreath held in right hand, holds cornucopia with left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left Poseidon standing holding patera in right hand, trident in left.
At right, Tyche, standing crowning him with wreath held in right hand, holds cornucopia with left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
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