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Coin of Nysa with bust of Tranquillina, struck under Aurelius Musonius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Nysa
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 14.03 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.890
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Tranquillina to right, wearing stephane.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche standing left, cornucopia in left hand, statuette of Mên on right.
Rudder at left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche standing left, cornucopia in left hand, statuette of Mên on right.
Rudder at left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: R. Cyril Lockett Collection; by 1961: with Glendining and Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (auction 12 of the R. Cyril Lockett Collection, Feb. 21-23, 1961, lot 3091 [partial]); purchased at the Lockett auction by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, September 13, 1967