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Coin of Side with bust of Hostilian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 249–252
Mint: Pamphylia, Side
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 6.60 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.856
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped, cuirassed bust of Hostilian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prize crown on table. Two palm branches within crown. On crown, dots and cable design.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below table.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prize crown on table. Two palm branches within crown. On crown, dots and cable design.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below table.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 76); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963