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Coin of Heraclea Pontica with bust of Saloninus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 259–260
Mint: Bithynia, Heraclea Pontica
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 7.13 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1205
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped, cuirassed bust of Saloninus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prize crown with two palm branches on table.
Shelf below table has two rows of dots (apples?).
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prize crown with two palm branches on table.
Shelf below table has two rows of dots (apples?).
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963