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Coin of Termessus with bust of Solymos (?)
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 211–222
Mint: Pisidia, Termessus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 8.64 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.3044
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Helmeted, cuirassed bust to right of Solymos?.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Solymos wearing cuirass and crested helmet stands to left, right hand on spear, left holding sword in sheath.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Solymos wearing cuirass and crested helmet stands to left, right hand on spear, left holding sword in sheath.
Inscription in Greek.
Provenance1909: purchased at Adalia 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