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Coin of Philadelphia with bust of Domitian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 69–81
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Philadelphia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 14.5 mm. Weight: 2.63 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2919
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped, cuirassed bust of Domitian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo in long chiton stands looking to right holding lyre in left hand,
plectrum in right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo in long chiton stands looking to right holding lyre in left hand,
plectrum in right.
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