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Coin of Apamea with bust of Dionysus Kelaineos, struck under Stratonicianus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180–182
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Apamea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 39 mm. Weight: 18.75 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.991
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed and draped bust right of Dionysos Kelaineos.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Biga of lions, to right. On biga, cista mystica, torch, and thyrsos.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Biga of lions, to right. On biga, cista mystica, torch, and thyrsos.
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 453); by 1972: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., December 13, 1972