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Coin of Synaus with bust of Marcus Aurelius, struck under Menander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 161–180
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Synaus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 19.68 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.861
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo stands right on tiptoe, bow in outstretched left hand, right arm behind ear from holding arrow which he has just shot.
Inscription in Greek around and in fields.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo stands right on tiptoe, bow in outstretched left hand, right arm behind ear from holding arrow which he has just shot.
Inscription in Greek around and in fields.
ProvenanceBy 1972: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 13, 1972