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Coin of Smyrna with bust of Nero (?), struck under Philistus and Eicadius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 50–54
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Smyrna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 17.5 mm. Weight: 3.90 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.519
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Nero to the right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Nike stands to right holding palm branch.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Nike stands to right holding palm branch.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hans von Aulock Collection (SNG, von Aulock, no. 2204); purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, May 12, 1965