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Coin of Sardis with bust of Julia Domna

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 193–217
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Sardis

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 5.15 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.389
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Julia Domna right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Infant Zeus, seated on ground, looking left. Above him, eagle with wings spread, feet apart, and head right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)