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Coin of Aphrodisias with bust of Senate
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
3rd century A.D.
Mint: Asia: Caria, Aphrodisias
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 14.50 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number66.846
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped bust of Senate right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two prize crowns on table.
Beneath table, amphora between two palms.
Inscriptions in Greek around and on crowns and table.
Small hole with plug.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two prize crowns on table.
Beneath table, amphora between two palms.
Inscriptions in Greek around and on crowns and table.
Small hole with plug.
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Special Bulletin, no. 20); October 4, 1966: purchased from Hesperia Art for MFA by Mary B. Comstock; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, October 11, 1966