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Coin of Amasea with head of Trajan
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 113
Mint: Pontus, Amasea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 6.50 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1298
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Trajan to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Serpent coiled on altar.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Serpent coiled on altar.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1957: Hans von Aulock Collection (von Aulock Sylloge, no. 19); purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964