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Coin of Colonia Iulia Pia Paterna (Clypea?) with head of Tiberius, struck under P. Cornelius Dolabella and P. Gavius Casca

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 23
Mint: Africa, Colonia Iulia Pia Paterna (Clypea?)

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 41.5 mm. Weight: 42.38 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1983.173
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Head of Tiberius to left.
TICAEDIVIAVG F.AVG.IMP.VIIICOSIIII
Reverse: Mercury seated left on rock, caduceus in right hand. PERMISPDOLABELLAEPRO COSCP [(alien letters ?)]
In field: C/I P
Repaired, with alien piece (?), below head.
Reverse doublestruck.
ProvenanceBy 1983: with Jeffrey Spier, P.O. Box 1082, Radio City Station, New York, N.Y. 10101; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, April 13, 1983