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Coin of Dioshieron with bust of Commodus, struck under Aristeas
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180–192
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Dioshieron
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 20.30 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.246
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within temple front with four columns, Zeus seated left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within temple front with four columns, Zeus seated left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
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 87); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., June 13, 1984