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Coin of Pergamum with bust of Britannicus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 50–54
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Pergamum

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 17.5 mm. Weight: 3.96 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1999.593
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Britannicus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped bust of Nero to right.
Inscription in Greek.

Ruler: Struck under Claudius
ProvenanceBy 1999: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 316, 444 N. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2432; purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., December 15, 1999