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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 138–161
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 15.51 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2626
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius to right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: Dekastyle temple with wreath in pediment.
Inscriptions in Greek on architrave, around, and in exergue.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: Dekastyle temple with wreath in pediment.
Inscriptions in Greek on architrave, around, and in exergue.
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