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Diobol of Alexandria with bust of Galba
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 68–69
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 7.37 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule, III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1985.1068
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Galba to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped bust of Isis to right, wearing headdress of disc and horns, the latter not visible.
L[B] at right = year 2 = AD 68/69.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped bust of Isis to right, wearing headdress of disc and horns, the latter not visible.
L[B] at right = year 2 = AD 68/69.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt Collection (one of 302 Alexandrian coins [1985.1028–1985.1329] acquired by Godfrey Peckitt in Egypt prior to World War II); date unknown: inherited from Mrs.Godfrey Peckitt by Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone; July 11, 1969: purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, November 27, 1985