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Coin of Tityassus with bust of Commodus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180–192
Mint: Pisidia, Tityassus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 3.63 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.406
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche, standing, looking left, holding rudder in lowered right hand,
cornucopia on left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche, standing, looking left, holding rudder in lowered right hand,
cornucopia on left arm.
Inscription 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)