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Coin of Tabala with bust of Demos, struck under Menophantus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 147–161
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Tabala

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 9.76 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.160
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Demos to right, with features of Alexander the Great.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cybele enthroned left, with patera and tympanon.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceOne of a group of coins purchased in Greece or Asia Minor in 1963 by Cornelius C. Vermeule III on behalf of MFA with funds approved in advance by the Trustees; accessioned March 11, 1964