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Coin of Acmonea with bust of Nero
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 54–68
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Acmonea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 3.63 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.298
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Nero to right, winged caduceus in field left.
Countermark at right, Asklepios standing.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus on throne to left, holding phiale in right hand, scrptre in left,
owl below phiale.
Inscriptions in Greek in the field at left, at right and around.
Countermark at right, Asklepios standing.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus on throne to left, holding phiale in right hand, scrptre in left,
owl below phiale.
Inscriptions in Greek in the field at left, at right and around.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Gans List 28, Spring 1962, no. 6811); April 11, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 514.50 (this is the total cost of 62.288–62.316).