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Coin of Amastris with bust of Trajan
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 98–117
Mint: Paphlagonia, Amastris
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 24.04 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1977.601
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Trajan to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Elpis to left, flower in right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Elpis to left, flower in right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1977: with Auctiones A.G., Aeschengraben 14, Basel, Switzerland (sale 7, June 7, 1977, lot 371); purchased on behalf of MFA at Auctiones sale 7 by Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., September 14, 1977