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Coin of Rhodes with head of Antoninus Pius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 138–161
Mint: Asia: Caria (Islands off), Rhodes
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 4.21 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.792
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Radiate head of Helios right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Radiate head of Helios right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965