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Coin of Flaviopolis with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 156–157
Mint: Cilicia, Flaviopolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 5.95 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1171
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Veiled, turreted, draped bust of Tyche to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Remains of silver coating on the obverse.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Veiled, turreted, draped bust of Tyche to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Remains of silver coating on the obverse.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963