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Coin of Seleucia with bust of Tyche
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 157
Mint: Syria, Seleucia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21.5 mm. Weight: 7.83 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.805
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Turreted, veiled bust of Tyche right.
Palm branch behind.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Filleted thunderbolt on cushion placed on stool. Bead and reel border.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below.
Palm branch behind.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Filleted thunderbolt on cushion placed on stool. Bead and reel border.
Inscriptions in Greek above and below.
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