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Coin of Petra with bust of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 117–138
Mint: Arabia: Decapolis, Petra
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 10.17 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number1975.307
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right,
gorgoneion on breast.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: City-goddess seated left on rock, trophy in left hand, right extended.
Inscription in Greek.
gorgoneion on breast.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: City-goddess seated left on rock, trophy in left hand, right extended.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1975: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; March 25, 1975: purchased from Robert E. Hecht, Jr. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, April 9, 1975