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Coin of Celenderis with bust of Trajan II Decius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 249–251
Mint: Cilicia, Celenderis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 7.70 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2612
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Poseidon, nude, standing front, head left, holds trident in left hand, dolphin on right. To left, lighted altar.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Poseidon, nude, standing front, head left, holds trident in left hand, dolphin on right. To left, lighted altar.
Inscription in Greek.
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