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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Vespasian, struck under M. Plancius Varus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 69–79
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 13.38 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.239
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Vespasian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bust of Dionysos left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bust of Dionysos left.
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 70); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., June 13, 1984