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Coin of Anazarbus with bust of Valerian I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–254
Mint: Cilicia, Anazarbus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 18.68 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2611
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Valerian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Six prize urns. Middle one in top row contains palm branch.
Inscriptions in Greek in field, around, and in exergue for the date of A.D. 253/4.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Six prize urns. Middle one in top row contains palm branch.
Inscriptions in Greek in field, around, and in exergue for the date of A.D. 253/4.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (auction of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward auction by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963