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Coin of Ilium with bust of Diadumenian

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 217–218
Mint: Asia: Troas, Ilium

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 4.65 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.312
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Diadumenian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena standing to left, holding Nike on her right hand and spear in her left hand with her shield against her left leg.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Gans List 28, Spring 1962, no. 7024); April 11, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 514.50 (this is the total cost of 62.288–62.316).