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Coin of Maeonia with bust of Zeus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 161–169
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Maeonia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 6.77 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.156
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted, draped bust of Zeus to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma Nicephorus enthroned to left on cuirass, with footstool; she holds a parazonium in her left hand and wears Athena's helmet.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma Nicephorus enthroned to left on cuirass, with footstool; she holds a parazonium in her left hand and wears Athena's helmet.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceOne of a group of coins purchased in Greece or Asia Minor in 1963 by Cornelius C. Vermeule III on behalf of MFA with funds approved in advance by the Trustees; accessioned March 11, 1964