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Coin of Kingdom of Thrace with heads of Rhoemetalces I, Pythodoris, and Kotys IV
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
11 B.C.–A.D. 12
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 11.51 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2965
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Jugate heads of Rhoemetalces I and his wife Pythodoris to right.
At right, smaller head of Kotys IV.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Jugate heads of Augustus and Livia right.
At right capricorn holding globe between forefeet.
Inscription in Greek.
At right, smaller head of Kotys IV.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Jugate heads of Augustus and Livia right.
At right capricorn holding globe between forefeet.
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 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963