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Didrachm of Caesarea with bust of Trajan
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 112–117
Mint: Cappadocia, Caesarea
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 6.94 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.110
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped bust of Trajan to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Mt. Argaeus, of unusual design with U-shaped crater on summit surrounded by trees. Two animals (?) below summit.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Mt. Argaeus, of unusual design with U-shaped crater on summit surrounded by trees. Two animals (?) below summit.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with B. H. Kazandjian, 58 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, Mass.; purchased by MFA from B. H. Kazandjian, February 13, 1963