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Coin of Laodicea with bust of Mên, struck under Dioscourides
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 14–37 (?)
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Laodicea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 5.14 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.797
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Mên to right, wearing necklace and Phrygian cap bound with laurel-wreath. Crescent behind.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle to front, wings open, head left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle to front, wings open, head left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965