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Medallion of Thyatira in alliance with Smyrna with bust of Senate, struck under T. Fab. Alphenus Apolinarius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Lydia and Ionia, Thyatira and Smyrna (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 43 mm. Weight: 33.19 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.1443
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
DescriptionObverse: Youthful bust of Senate right, draped.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Thyateira (a Tyche with statue of Apollo Tyrimnaeos) greets Smyrna (an Amazon, turreted). Altar between. Smyrna carries temple and double-axe.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Thyateira (a Tyche with statue of Apollo Tyrimnaeos) greets Smyrna (an Amazon, turreted). Altar between. Smyrna carries temple and double-axe.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1959: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; December 14, 1960: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 35.00