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Coin of Heraclea Salbace with bust of Nero, struck under Glycon
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 54–59
Mint: Asia: Caria, Heraclea Salbace
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 5.15 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.3029
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped, cuirassed bust of Nero to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles standing to left, right hand extended, club and lion's skin on left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles standing to left, right hand extended, club and lion's skin on left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
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