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Coin of Amasea with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 162
Mint: Pontus, Amasea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 20.85 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.211
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Ares, helmeted and cuirassed, holds spear in right hand, shield in left,
standing at left. At right, Aphrodite standing.
In exergue: Greek letters for year 164 = A.D. 162.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Ares, helmeted and cuirassed, holds spear in right hand, shield in left,
standing at left. At right, Aphrodite standing.
In exergue: Greek letters for year 164 = A.D. 162.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XX, no. 102); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963