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Coin of Sagalassus with bust of Claudius II Gothicus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 268–270
Mint: Pisidia, Sagalassus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 17.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1238
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Claudius II to right.
Inscriptions in Greek at right and around.
Reverse: Cybele, turreted and veiled, seated on throne left, holds patera in right hand, rests left on tympanon. Lion to left beside her.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscriptions in Greek at right and around.
Reverse: Cybele, turreted and veiled, seated on throne left, holds patera in right hand, rests left on tympanon. Lion to left beside her.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963