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Coin of Palaeopolis with head of Antoninus Pius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 147–151
Mint: Pisidia, Palaeopolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 9.73 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1251
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, thunderbolt in right hand, sceptre in left. At right, eagle with wings half open.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, thunderbolt in right hand, sceptre in left. At right, eagle with wings half open.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: said to be Rhousopoulos collection; by 1905: with Dr. Jacob Hirsch, Arcisstrasse 17, Munich, Germany (Hirsch auction 13, May 15 ff., lot 4282); by 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964