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Coin of Temenothyrai with bust of Gallienus, struck under Titianus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Asia Minor: Phrygia, Temenothyrai
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 38 mm. Weight: 23.02 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1998.111
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Five men steady cult image (?) on cart drawn by two zebus. A sixth man leads the team.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Five men steady cult image (?) on cart drawn by two zebus. A sixth man leads the team.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with M & M Numismatics, Ltd., 1100 17th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036 (M & M Auction 1, The New York Marriott World Trade Center, Three World Trade Center, New York, December 7,1997, lot 215); September 16, 1998: purchased by MFA from M & M Numismatics, Ltd.