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Coin of Tyana with head of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 127
Mint: Cappadocia, Tyana
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 9.05 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.554
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Hadrian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche of Tyana, wearing turreted head-dress, seated left, holding corn ears and bunch of grapes in right hand, left hand on base. Upper part of river-god swims at her feet.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche of Tyana, wearing turreted head-dress, seated left, holding corn ears and bunch of grapes in right hand, left hand on base. Upper part of river-god swims at her feet.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 295.- (this is the total amount paid for 62.512–62.554).