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Cistophorus with head of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 134–138
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 7.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Dennis Kapp
Accession Number1982.771
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hadrian to right.
HAD[RIANV]S AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Ephesian Artemis standing with outstretched arms, flanked each side
by a stag with head turned upwards.
[DIANA] EPHESIA
HAD[RIANV]S AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Ephesian Artemis standing with outstretched arms, flanked each side
by a stag with head turned upwards.
[DIANA] EPHESIA
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Dennis Kapp Collection; gift of Dennis Kapp to MFA, December 17, 1982