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Coin of Samos with bust of Salonina
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Asia: Ionia (Islands off), Samos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 9.28 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1986.79
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Salonina to to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult-statue of Samian Hera standing on plinth, facing, wearing long veil and polos, hands lowered, phiale in each.
Peacocks (?) left and right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult-statue of Samian Hera standing on plinth, facing, wearing long veil and polos, hands lowered, phiale in each.
Peacocks (?) left and right.
Inscription in Greek.
Provenance1986, sold by Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Bethesda, MA to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 26, 1986)