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Coin of Sagalassus with bust of Claudius II Gothicus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 268–270
Mint: Pisidia, Sagalassus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 19.40 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1237
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Claudius II to right.
Below, countermark: Tyche head left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter, holding long torch, rides right in biga drawn by winged serpents. Below, palm branch.
Inscription in Greek.
Below, countermark: Tyche head left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter, holding long torch, rides right in biga drawn by winged serpents. Below, palm branch.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963