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Coin of Attalea with bust of Volusian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–254
Mint: Pamphylia, Attalea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 3.50 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.831
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Volusian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena, helmeted, in long chiton, stands front, head to left, holding spear in left hand. Shield at feet beside spear. In right hand, wreath.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena, helmeted, in long chiton, stands front, head to left, holding spear in left hand. Shield at feet beside spear. In right hand, wreath.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 45); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963