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Tridrachm of Arabia with bust of Trajan

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 112–117
Mint: Arabia

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 9.50 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.87
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped bust of Trajan to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Distyle temple on steps, within which draped statue of Diana of Perge. In pediment, eagle with head left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (auction of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962, lot 388); purchased at the Woodward auction on behalf of MFA by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963