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Coin of Prusa-ad-Olympum with bust of Commodus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180–192
Mint: Bithynia, Prusa-ad-Olympum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 6.43 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.436
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Commodus right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hexastyle temple, with shield in tympanum.
Inscription in Greek in field and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hexastyle temple, with shield in tympanum.
Inscription in Greek in field and in exergue.
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)