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Contorniate with bust of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
Mid-4th–early 5th century A.D.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 41.5 mm. Weight: 32.53 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1458
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Nero right; at left, palm engraved in incuse and set with silver.
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Reverse: Charioteer, holding palm and whip, stands facing in a quadriga, looking right.
EVTI MVS In ex: MIRANDVS
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Reverse: Charioteer, holding palm and whip, stands facing in a quadriga, looking right.
EVTI MVS In ex: MIRANDVS
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen A.G. auction 28, June 19-20, 1964, lot 499); purchased by MFA at Münzen und Medaillen auction 28; accessioned September 23, 1964