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Coin of Tabala with bust of Senate
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
138–192
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Tabala
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 5.29 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1197
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Senate to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: River-god Hermos reclines to left, holdiing cornucopia in left hand, reed in right. Behind, inverted vase from which water flows.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: River-god Hermos reclines to left, holdiing cornucopia in left hand, reed in right. Behind, inverted vase from which water flows.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963