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Coin of Magydus with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 161–180
Mint: Pamphylia, Magydus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 10.12 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.834
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter, veiled, seated on throne to left, holds corn ears in right hand, torch in left; cista to left at feet.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter, veiled, seated on throne to left, holds corn ears in right hand, torch in left; cista to left at feet.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 48); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963