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Coin of Ariassus with bust of Geta
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 198–209
Mint: Pisidia, Ariassus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 15.5 mm. Weight: 2.10 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2952
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Geta to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hermes standing, head left, holds purse in right hand, caduceus in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hermes standing, head left, holds purse in right hand, caduceus in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Provenance1909: purchased at Adalia by Arthur M. Woodward; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963