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Coin of Tripolis with bust of Demos

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 193–268
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Tripolis

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 14.97 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1219
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Demos to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: River-god Maeander reclining to left holds reed in right hand, cornucopia in left. At right, vase from which water flows.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963