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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 161–162
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 17.54 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2907
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus seated to left holding patera in right hand, sceptre in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus seated to left holding patera in right hand, sceptre in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963