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Coin of Magnesia-ad-Sipylum with bust of Senate, struck under Aur. Theodotus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Magnesia-ad-Sipylum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 8.27 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1290
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Senate to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cybele stands within distyle shrine, tympanum in left hand, right lowered, flanked each side by lion.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cybele stands within distyle shrine, tympanum in left hand, right lowered, flanked each side by lion.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964