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Coin of Laodicea with bust of Commodus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180–192
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Laodicea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 4.04 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.232
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Commodus right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle with outstretched wings, head to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle with outstretched wings, head to right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin 18, no. 191); March 14, 1962: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 78.50 (this is the total price for 62.224–62.248)