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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: 21.5 mm. Weight: 6.28 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2955
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped, cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena standing, head left, holds spear beside shield with left hand, and extends right hand over lighted altar. Nike bearing wreath stands on right hand.
Inscriptions in Greek in field left, right, and around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena standing, head left, holds spear beside shield with left hand, and extends right hand over lighted altar. Nike bearing wreath stands on right hand.
Inscriptions in Greek in field left, right, and around.
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 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963