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Coin of Blaundus with bust of Vespasian, struck under Ti. Claudius Phoenix

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 69–79
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Blaundus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 9.09 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.387
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Vespasian right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo Kitharoedos, in long chiton, standing right, holds lyre on top of column with left hand.
Inscriptions 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)