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Coin of Pergamum with bust of Gallienus, struck under Aur. Damas
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Pergamum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 20.05 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1982.234
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Youthful male figure stands at left, left hand holding ram's head over altar, looking toward youthful standing figure at right (chlamys on left arm). Outstretched right hand of figure on right beneath ram's head.
Inscription in Greek around, between figures, and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Youthful male figure stands at left, left hand holding ram's head over altar, looking toward youthful standing figure at right (chlamys on left arm). Outstretched right hand of figure on right beneath ram's head.
Inscription in Greek around, between figures, and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1982: with Jeffrey Spier, P.O. Box 1082, Radio City Station, New York, N.Y. 10101; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, April 14, 1982