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Cistophorus with head of Domitian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 81
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus (?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 10.40 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.1195
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Domitian to right.
CAESDIVI F DOMITIANVSCOSVII
Reverse: Altar with door in front, on top, horns right and left, flat slab in center.
In field left and right:
DIVO VESP
CAESDIVI F DOMITIANVSCOSVII
Reverse: Altar with door in front, on top, horns right and left, flat slab in center.
In field left and right:
DIVO VESP
ProvenanceBy 1961: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XVII, no. 89); December 13, 1961: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 65.-