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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
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

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.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963