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Coin of Tyana with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 156
Mint: Cappadocia, Tyana
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 8.79 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.863
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche seated left holding ears of corn and bunch of grapes in right hand, left on seat.
Below, rivergod swimming.
Inscription in Greek around and in field left and right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche seated left holding ears of corn and bunch of grapes in right hand, left on seat.
Below, rivergod swimming.
Inscription in Greek around and in field left and right.
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