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Coin of Blaundus with bust of Nero, struck under Ti. Claudius Calligenes
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 55
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Blaundus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 5.75 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1266
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Nero as Caesar to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo Kitharoedos stands right, lyre in left hand, plectrum in right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo Kitharoedos stands right, lyre in left hand, plectrum in right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964