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Coin of Prusias-ad-Hypium with bust of Gallienus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Bithynia, Prusias-ad-Hypium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 9.72 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1207
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: City gate, with two towers.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: City gate, with two towers.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963