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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Macrinus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 217–218
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 7.68 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1177
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Macrinus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Drunken Herakles seated left on lion's skin, holds cup in left hand, supports club with right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Drunken Herakles seated left on lion's skin, holds cup in left hand, supports club with right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963