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Coin of Magydus with bust of Commodus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 177–180
Mint: Pamphylia, Magydus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 8.54 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.860
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: River-god reclines left holding reed in right hand, cornucopia in left. Left arm rests on urn from which water flows.
Inscriptions in Greek below and around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: River-god reclines left holding reed in right hand, cornucopia in left. Left arm rests on urn from which water flows.
Inscriptions in Greek below and around.
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