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Coin of Prostanna with bust of Claudius II Gothicus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 268–270
Mint: Pisidia, Prostanna

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 15.44 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.446
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Claudius II to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Mount Viaros, with a tree on top.
Inscriptions in Greek below and around.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)