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Coin of Sala with bust of Athena, struck under C. Valerius Andronicus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 117–161
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Sala

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 3.66 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1274
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Helmeted bust of Athena right wearing aegis.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cybele seated left, phiale in right hand, left resting on tympanum.
Lion beside her (?).
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964