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Coin of Ephesus with bust of Geta
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 209–212
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 17.85 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.869
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Geta to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cow to right, nursing calf.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cow to right, nursing calf.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Richard J. Graham Collection; by 1966: with Jacques Schulman N.V., Keizersgracht 448, Amsterdam (auction of the Richard J. Graham Collection, June 8-10, 1966, Carlton Hotel Amsterdam, lot 1238); purchased at the auction on behalf of MFA by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., November 9, 1966