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Coin of Samos with bust of Julia Mamaea
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 222–235
Mint: Asia: Ionia (Islands off), Samos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 10.25 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2603
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Julia Mamaea to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Warrior standing facing, with left foot on prow and head turned to left. He holds round shield in left hand, right extended.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Warrior standing facing, with left foot on prow and head turned to left. He holds round shield in left hand, right extended.
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 (auction of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward auction by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963