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Coin of Koinon of Bithynia with bust of Domitian, struck under M. Maecius Rufus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 69–79
Mint: Bithynia

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 23.5 mm. Weight: 5.83 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.513
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Domitian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Round shield with spear across and behind it.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1957: Hans von Aulock Collection (SNG, von Aulock, no. 277); by 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).