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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Balbinus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 38 mm. Weight: 20.01 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number63.1407
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Balbinus to right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: Emperor, togate, sacrificing at altar on left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: Emperor, togate, sacrificing at altar on left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Provenance1902: Sir Hermann Weber Collection (purchased from O. Noury Bey, 1902); 1918: purchased from Sir Hermann Weber's executors by Spink & Son, Ltd., 17 & 18 Piccadilly, London W 1(L. Forrer, The Weber Collection, vol. 3, pt. 2, no. 7666); by date unknown: George Henry Abbott Collection; by 1951: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W1 (auction of the George Henry Abbott Collection, October 10, 1951, lot 421); by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, September 18, 1963