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Tessara (token) or quadrans with bust of Mars
Roman
Imperial Period
Mid-2nd century A.D.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 2.96 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antoninus Pius (?) as Mars, helmeted, cuirassed, right.
Reverse: Cuirass.
S C (left and right in field)
Reverse: Cuirass.
S C (left and right in field)
ProvenanceBy 1983: with Ariadne Galleries, Inc., 970 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021 (Ariadne auction, The Carlyle, 983 Madison Avenue, New York, December 9, 1983, lot 296); purchased by MFA at the December 9 auction and accessioned January 18, 1984