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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Salonina

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 8.19 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number62.1250
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Salonina right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left Gallienus gives right hand to Saloninus, who stands facing him. Both are radiate and hold spears. At right, draped female figure (Salonina ?)
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, October 10, 1962