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Diobol of Alexandria with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 175–176
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 8.41 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1357
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Lion walking to left.
LIS above (Year = 16).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Lion walking to left.
LIS above (Year = 16).
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.