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Coin of Side with bust of Nero
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 55
Mint: Pamphylia, Side
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 5.14 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1220
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Nero to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena stands left, shield on left shoulder, holding spear and pomegranate in right hand.
Snake to left beside her.
Inscription in Greek in left and right fields.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena stands left, shield on left shoulder, holding spear and pomegranate in right hand.
Snake to left beside her.
Inscription in Greek in left and right fields.
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964