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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Valerian I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–260
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 15.57 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.3010
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Valerian to right.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
Reverse: Three prize crowns on table.
Inscriptions in Greek above, below, at right and in exergue.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
Reverse: Three prize crowns on table.
Inscriptions in Greek above, below, at right and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963