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Coin of Themisonium with bust of Maximinus I Thrax
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 235–238
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Themisonium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37.5 mm. Weight: 26.30 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.233
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Maximinus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: In center, bearded Herakles with club in lowered right hand and
lionskin on left arm.
To left, Lykabas Sozon (?) radiate, holding horse.
To right, Hermes with purse in right hand and caduceus in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: In center, bearded Herakles with club in lowered right hand and
lionskin on left arm.
To left, Lykabas Sozon (?) radiate, holding horse.
To right, Hermes with purse in right hand and caduceus in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin 18, no. 192); March 14, 1962: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 78.50 (this is the total price for 62.224–62.248)