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Tetradrachm of Alexandria with bust of Faustina II
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 148–149
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 11.72 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Everett Fund
Accession Number88.385
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Faustina to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dikaiosyne seated left, scales in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dikaiosyne seated left, scales in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceDecember, 1885, discovered by Don Mariano Lazzari at Cerveteri, Italy and sold, through Pietro Pennelli, to Rodolfo Lanciani (b. 1845 – d. 1929), Rome; 1888, sold by Lanciani to the MFA for $491.89 [purchase price for MFA accession nos. 88.345 – 88.530]. (Accession Date: January 1, 1888)
NOTE: See Helen Nagy, "Etruscan Votive Terracottas from Cerveteri in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Glimpse into the History of the Collection," Etruscan Studies 11 (2008), pp. 101-119.
NOTE: See Helen Nagy, "Etruscan Votive Terracottas from Cerveteri in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Glimpse into the History of the Collection," Etruscan Studies 11 (2008), pp. 101-119.