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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
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

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.
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 1, 1966