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Coin of Amasea with bust of Lucius Verus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 162
Mint: Pontus, Amasea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 27.08 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1970.430
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Ares stands at left, cuirassed, spear in right hand, shield in left.
At right Aphrodite stands, nude.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Ares stands at left, cuirassed, spear in right hand, shield in left.
At right Aphrodite stands, nude.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1970: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen, auction 41, June 18-19, 1970, lot 327); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., September 16, 1970