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Coin of Tripolis with bust of Athena
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
Early 3rd century A.D.
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Tripolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 3.88 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.296
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Athena to right, with helmet and aegis.
Reverse: Tyche in long chiton and kalathos stands looking left, cornucopia in left hand, rudder in right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche in long chiton and kalathos stands looking left, cornucopia in left hand, rudder in right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Gans List 28, Spring 1962, no. 6783); April 11, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 514.50 (this is the total cost of 62.288–62.316).