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Coin of Nikaia with head of Dionysos, struck under C. Papirius Carbo
Greek
Hellenistic Period
60 B.C.
Mint: Bithynia, Nikaia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 7.19 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1316
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Dionysos right.
Inscriptions in Greek in left field, upwards, and in exergue; monogram at right.
Reverse: Roma seated on shields left with Nike in right hand, spear in left.
Inscriptions in Greek in left and right fields, downwards, and in exergue.
Inscriptions in Greek in left field, upwards, and in exergue; monogram at right.
Reverse: Roma seated on shields left with Nike in right hand, spear in left.
Inscriptions in Greek in left and right fields, downwards, and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1957: Hans von Aulock Collection (von Aulock Sylloge, no. 531); purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964