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Coin of Cyzicus with bust of Faustina II

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 152–175
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Cyzicus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 9.70 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number64.537
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Faustina II to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter (?), with long torch, riding to right in a biga.
Inscription in Greek above and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, April 8, 1964