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Coin of Sebastopolis-Heracleopolis with bust of Gallienus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 263–264
Mint: Pontus, Sebastopolis-Heracleopolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 12.91 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1970.431
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles stands, head left, club in right hand, lion skin in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in the field.
Reverse doublestruck.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles stands, head left, club in right hand, lion skin in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in the field.
Reverse doublestruck.
ProvenanceBy 1970: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen, auction 41, June 18-19, 1970, lot 336); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., September 16, 1970