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Coin of Smyrna with bust of the Senate, struck under Pollianus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–240
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Smyrna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 9.21 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.879
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Senate right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within tetrastyle temple Tyche stands left holding rudder and cornucopiae. Phiale in pediment.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within tetrastyle temple Tyche stands left holding rudder and cornucopiae. Phiale in pediment.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection (said to be from the R. Cyril Lockett Collection); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, September 13, 1967