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Coin of Eucarpia with bust of Volusian

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–253
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Eucarpia

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 4.64 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.392
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Volusian right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Artemis standing front, holding strung bow in left hand, pulling arrow from quiver with right. At left, stag. At right, statue of Cybele (?).
Inscription 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)