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Coin of Ephesus with bust of Valerian I

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–260
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 8.38 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1230
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Valerian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Artemis, quiver over shoulder, standing facing, with head turned to right, holds long torch transversely with both hands.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963