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Coin of Hadrianothera with bust of Philip I, struck under Aur. Socrates

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Hadrianothera

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 8.43 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.228
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dionysos standing, holding kantharos in extended right hand, thyrsos in left. Panther seated below right arm.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin 18, no. 185); March 14, 1962: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 78.50 (this is the total price for 62.224–62.248)