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Coin of Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum with bust of Volusian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–253
Mint: Cilicia, Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 9.86 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2622
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Volusian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena standing right with shield on left arm, spear in right strikes at serpent-legged giant who hurls stone with right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena standing right with shield on left arm, spear in right strikes at serpent-legged giant who hurls stone with right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (auction of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward auction by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963