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Coin of Tripolis with bust of the Senate

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 98–117
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Tripolis

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 17.56 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.247
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Senate right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Helmeted Ares stands left, trophy in left hand, spear in right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1984: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1104, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 (Buy or Bid Sale, No. 1, April 16, 1984, lot 90); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., June 13, 1984