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Coin of Perga in alliance with Ephesus with bust of Volusian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–253
Mint: Pamphylia and Ionia, Perga and Ephesus (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 19.33 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.282
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Volusian to right.
Eagle below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Artemis of Perge at left, quiver over shoulder, holds arrow in right hand, bow in left. Stag at her left. At right, Ephesian Artemis stands, flanked by stag on each side.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
Eagle below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Artemis of Perge at left, quiver over shoulder, holds arrow in right hand, bow in left. Stag at her left. At right, Ephesian Artemis stands, flanked by stag on each side.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., May 11, 1966