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Coin of Anazarbus with bust of Claudius

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 48–49
Mint: Cilicia, Anazarbus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 38 mm. Weight: 29.85 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1990.609
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Claudius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma stands, head left, Nike on her right hand, spear in her left hand. At right, shield and trophy. At left, altar.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field left.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1990: with Dennis P. Devine, 24 Meroke Lane, Rocky Point, N.Y. 11778; purchased by MFA from Dennis P. Devine, December 12, 1990