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Coin of Laodicea with bust of Nero, struck under Anto. Polemo

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 50–54
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Laodicea

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.94 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1187
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Nero to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tripod, with serpent coiled left around cover.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964