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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Messalina, struck under C. Cadius Rufus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 47–48
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 21.54 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1982.388
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Messalina to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Facade and walls of two-storied building.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue on tablet.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Facade and walls of two-storied building.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue on tablet.
ProvenanceBy 1982: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1100, 1050 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (List No. 2, February, 1982, no. 17); June 9, 1982: purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd.