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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: 36 mm. Weight: 28.99 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.415
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped bust of Balbinus right.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo, nude, standing front on low omphalos, head to left, holds bow and arrow in left hand and wolf by its forelegs in right.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo, nude, standing front on low omphalos, head to left, holds bow and arrow in left hand and wolf by its forelegs in right.
Inscriptions in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)