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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Vespasian, struck under M. Plancius Varus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 69–79
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23.5 mm. Weight: 8.36 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1985.232
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Vespasian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Panther drinking from a kantharos.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Panther drinking from a kantharos.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1985: with Frank Sternberg, Bahnhofstrasse 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland (Sternberg auction 15, Hotel Bellerive au Lac, Zurich, April 11-12, 1985, lot 368); bid on behalf of MFA at the Sternberg auction by Dennis P. Devine; May 22, 1985: purchased by MFA from Frank Sternberg and Dennis P. Devine
(See published references for earlier Sternberg auctions of this coin.)
(See published references for earlier Sternberg auctions of this coin.)