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Coin of Amorium with head of Augustus, struck under Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
27 B.C.–A.D. 14
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Amorium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 8.13 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.56
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Augustus right. Lituus at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle, wings closed, with caduceus across left wing, stands on thunderbolt right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle, wings closed, with caduceus across left wing, stands on thunderbolt right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hans von Aulock Collection (von Aulock Sylloge, no. 3398); purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, February 9, 1966