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Coin of Anazarbus with bust of Lucius Verus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 163–164
Mint: Cilicia, Anazarbus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 22.5 mm. Weight: 7.25 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2610
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Lucius Verus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: River-god Pyramos reclines left holding reed in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below river-god = year 182.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: River-god Pyramos reclines left holding reed in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below river-god = year 182.
InscriptionsSee attached media
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