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Coin with bust of Gratian

Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 378–383
Mint: Antioch

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 0.92 gm. Die axis: 6
Credit Line Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.813
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gratian to right.
DNGRATIA NVSPFAVG
Reverse: Within wreath: VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX
In ex.: ANTA
ProvenanceAcquired in the division of coins following the excavations at Assos. Some coins in the group were said to have been "purchased from natives of the surrounding district." No specific findspot is known for this coin. 1884: gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to the Museum of Fine Arts