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Coin of Prostanna with bust of Valerian I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–260
Mint: Pisidia, Prostanna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 6.08 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1228
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Valerian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche standing, head to left, holds cornucopia in left hand, rudder in right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche standing, head to left, holds cornucopia in left hand, rudder in right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963