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Coin of Apollonia Mordiaeum in alliance with Lycian city with head of deified Alexander the Great
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Pisidia and Lycia, Apollonia Mordiaeum and Lycian city (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 17.61 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.556
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander-Herakles wearing lionskin right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: City goddesses standing, holding sceptres and clasping right hands.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: City goddesses standing, holding sceptres and clasping right hands.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., May 12, 1965