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Coin of Sardis with bust of Nero, struck under Mindius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 59–62
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Sardis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 16.5 mm. Weight: 3.31 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1214
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Nero to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Laureate bust of Herakles to right, lion's skin around neck.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Laureate bust of Herakles to right, lion's skin around neck.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963