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Coin of Isinda with bust of Valerian I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–260
Mint: Pisidia, Isinda
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 17.83 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.900
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Valerian to right.
Inscriptions in Greek at right and around.
Reverse: Helmeted rider (god) galloping to right on radiate horse, with spear in right hand (Alexander ?). Below, snake and patera.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscriptions in Greek at right and around.
Reverse: Helmeted rider (god) galloping to right on radiate horse, with spear in right hand (Alexander ?). Below, snake and patera.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 125); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963