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Coin of Laodicea with bust of Demos, struck under Polemo
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 50–54
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Laodicea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 3.78 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.546
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Demos right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus Laodikeus standing, looking left, holds eagle in right hand, sceptre in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus Laodikeus standing, looking left, holds eagle in right hand, sceptre in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field at right.
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).