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Coin of Smyrna with head of Nero, struck under Hermogenes and Clarus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 62–65
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Smyrna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 4.98 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2983
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Nero to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Rivergod reclining left, reed in right hand, resting left elbow on
overturned vase.
Inscriptions in Greek below and around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Rivergod reclining left, reed in right hand, resting left elbow on
overturned vase.
Inscriptions in Greek below and around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963