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Coin of Saitta with bust of Hercules
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–268
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Saitta
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 2.91 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1196
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of young Hercules to right, club behind shoulder.
Reverse: Isis standing, head left, holds sistrum in right hand, situla in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Isis standing, head left, holds sistrum in right hand, situla in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963