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Coin of Laerte with bust of Trajan
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 98–117
Mint: Cilicia, Laerte
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 9.05 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.104
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Trajan to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Standing figure (Apollo, radiate?) in short chiton and cloak, looking left, holds phiale in right hand, sceptre in left. Short ground line.
Inscription in Greek in right field, downwards.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Standing figure (Apollo, radiate?) in short chiton and cloak, looking left, holds phiale in right hand, sceptre in left. Short ground line.
Inscription in Greek in right field, downwards.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1963: with B. H. Kazandjian, 58 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, Mass.; purchased by MFA from B. H. Kazandjian, February 13, 1963