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Coin of Topirus with bust of Antoninus Pius, struck under Fab. Agrippinus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 138–161
Mint: Thrace, Topirus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 7.40 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.429
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius right.
Countermarked with a monogram.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles, nude, seated left on rock, holding club downwards in right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
Countermarked with a monogram.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles, nude, seated left on rock, holding club downwards in right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)