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Coin of Perga with bust of Salonina
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Pamphylia, Perga
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 15.90 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, draped bust of Salonina to right.
Crescent behind.
Inscriptions in Greek around and at right.
Reverse: Mars stands right between two standards, each topped by an eagle. He holds spear in right hand, shield in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Crescent behind.
Inscriptions in Greek around and at right.
Reverse: Mars stands right between two standards, each topped by an eagle. He holds spear in right hand, shield in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 1, 1966