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Coin of Amasea with bust of Lucius Verus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 162
Mint: Pontus, Amasea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 26.28 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1182
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Lucius Verus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, togate and holding scroll in left hands, join right hands.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, togate and holding scroll in left hands, join right hands.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963