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Coin of Aegium with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 161–180
Mint: Achaea: Peloponnese, Aegium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 16.70 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.449
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left, Tyche, standing, with cornucopia on left arm and rudder in lowered right hand. At right, Dionysos Sabazios standing, holding cornucopia on left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
(Note the scanned inscription is missing letters in the exergue on the reverse: ACgamma)
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left, Tyche, standing, with cornucopia on left arm and rudder in lowered right hand. At right, Dionysos Sabazios standing, holding cornucopia on left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
(Note the scanned inscription is missing letters in the exergue on the reverse: ACgamma)
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)