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Coin of Olba with bust of Ajax as Hermes, struck under Ajax

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 11–12
Mint: Cilicia, Olba

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 8.16 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2619
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Ajax as Hermes to right, wearing petasos, earring and chlamys on shoulder. Caduceus at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Winged 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 (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