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Coin of Augusta with bust of Marcus Aurelius

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 162–163
Mint: Cilicia, Augusta

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 37.5 mm. Weight: 30.23 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.222
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Marcus Aurelius to right, drapery on left shoulder
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within laurel wreath Nike to left holding wreath in right hand, palm in left.
Inscription in Greek within wreath.
Year 142.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1973: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Liste 333, April 1972, no. 44); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., May 9, 1973