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Coin of Aphrodisias with bust of Augustus, struck under Sozon
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
27 B.C.–A.D. 14
Mint: Asia: Caria, Aphrodisias
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 15.5 mm. Weight: 3.63 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.231
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Augustus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Filleted double-axe.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Filleted double-axe.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXI, no. 250); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963