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Medallion with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 174–175
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 38 mm. Weight: 44.10 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.964
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 030.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left.
MANTONINVS AVGTRPXXIX
Reverse: Apollo seated front on a high-backed chair, holding lyre in left hand, plectrum in right; at left against chair, bow and arrow.
IMPVII COSIII
MANTONINVS AVGTRPXXIX
Reverse: Apollo seated front on a high-backed chair, holding lyre in left hand, plectrum in right; at left against chair, bow and arrow.
IMPVII COSIII
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mazzini Collection (G. Mazzini, Monete Imperiali Romane, vol. 2, Milan, 1957, p. 264, pl. 98, no. 313); by date unknown: with Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd., 32 rue de la Gare, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd., October 9, 1958, for
$ 2,466 (this is the total price for 58.960-58.967)
$ 2,466 (this is the total price for 58.960-58.967)