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Tridrachm of Caesarea with bust of Trajan
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 112–117
Mint: Cappadocia, Caesarea
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 10.09 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2648
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Trajan to right, drapery (aegis) on left shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Distyle temple on steps, eagle with head right in pediment.
Within, draped statue of Diana of Perga.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Distyle temple on steps, eagle with head right in pediment.
Within, draped statue of Diana of Perga.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin 26, no. 82); by 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., December 11, 1963