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Coin of Tabae with bust of Dionysus (?)
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about 1st century A.D.
Mint: Asia: Caria, Tabae
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 6.38 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.3030
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of young Dionysus (?) to right, wearing ivy wreath.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Poseidon standing to left, right foot on prow, holds dolphin on right hand and trident in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Poseidon standing to left, right foot on prow, holds dolphin on right hand and trident in left.
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