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Coin of Hierapolis in alliance with Cyzicus with bust of Apollo
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Asia: Phrygia and Mysia, Hierapolis and Cyzicus (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 22.5 mm. Weight: 5.50 gm. Die Axis: 4
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.3038
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped bust of Apollo Lairbenos to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two right hands clasped.
Inscriptions in Greek around, above hands, and below hands.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two right hands clasped.
Inscriptions in Greek around, above hands, and below hands.
Provenance1910: purchased at Pambuk-Kalessi (Hierapolis) by Arthur M. Woodward; 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