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Coin of Silandus with bust of Athena, struck under Attalianus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 164–169
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Silandus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 5.90 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.868
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing aegis.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche stands, head left, holding rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche stands, head left, holding rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965