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Coin of Tyana with bust of Antoninus Pius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 138–161
Mint: Cappadocia, Tyana
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 9.38 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.951
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche seated left on throne decorated with winged monster. She holds grapes and corn ears in right hand. At feet, river god Lamus swims left.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche seated left on throne decorated with winged monster. She holds grapes and corn ears in right hand. At feet, river god Lamus swims left.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 186); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963