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Coin of Olba with bust of M. Antonius Polemo
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 27–28
Mint: Cilicia, Olba
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 9.65 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2957
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of M. Antonius Polemo to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Thunderbolt.
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 (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