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Coin of Mallus with bust of Senate
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 249–260
Mint: Cilicia, Mallus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 21.10 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number68.577
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Veiled female bust (Roman Senate) right.
SACRA SINATUS
Reverse: Tyche seated left between two Roman vexilla.
Two rivergods swim at her feet.
MAL LOC O LONIA on vexilla: S C
SACRA SINATUS
Reverse: Tyche seated left between two Roman vexilla.
Two rivergods swim at her feet.
MAL LOC O LONIA on vexilla: S C
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; September 1, 1968: purchased from Robert E. Hecht, Jr. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, September 11, 1968