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Drachm of Lycian League with bust of Augustus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about 27–20 B.C.
Mint: Lycia, Cragus (Lycian League)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 3.29 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1499
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Augustus to right.
Reverse: Lyre. Branch in field right.
In field left and right, inscription in Greek.
Linear border around.
Reverse: Lyre. Branch in field right.
In field left and right, inscription in Greek.
Linear border around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London W. 1 (auction of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962, lot 400, partial); purchased at Glendining auction on behalf of MFA by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., October 17, 1963