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Tetradrachm of Tarsus with bust of Trajan
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 98–117
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 12.91 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.646
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Trajan to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: City-goddess, with turreted crown, seated right, with river-god Kydnos at her feet.
In field at right, countermark of laureate, draped bust of an emperor to right.
Monogram at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: City-goddess, with turreted crown, seated right, with river-god Kydnos at her feet.
In field at right, countermark of laureate, draped bust of an emperor to right.
Monogram at right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; September 19, 1962: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., for $ 140- (total price for 62.639–62.655 = $ 2300-)