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Tetradrachm of Emisa (?) with bust of Uranius Antoninus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 253–254
Mint: Syria, Emisa (?)

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 8.27 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1971.387
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Uranius Antoninus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Moneta stands to left, cornucopia in left hand, scales in right.
Inscription in Greek.
In field: S C
ProvenanceBy 1971: with Bank Leu & Co. A.G., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; November 10, 1971: purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co. A.G.