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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: 26.5 mm. Weight: 8.96 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.292
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Uranius Antoninus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Camel to right.
In field above camel: SC
Inscription in Greek around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Camel to right.
In field above camel: SC
Inscription in Greek around.
ProvenanceBy 1973: with Bank Leu A.G., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu A.G., June 13, 1973