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Coin of Laodicea with bust of Marcus Aurelius, struck under P. Claudius Attalus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 161–180
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Laodicea

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 28.70 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1145
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Draped, cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Countermark of Greek letters.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche standing, head to left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963