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Cistophorus with bust of Augustus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
27–26 B.C.
Mint: Asia Minor: Mysia, Pergamon
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 12.01 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.614
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Augustus, right; at right, lituus.
IMP.CAESAR
Reverse: Six ears of wheat tied together.
AVGV STVS
IMP.CAESAR
Reverse: Six ears of wheat tied together.
AVGV STVS
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hall Park McCullough Collection; by 1967: with Stack's, 123 West 57th Street, New York (Stack's auction of Hall Park McCullough Collection, November 20-22,1967, lot 1057); by 1968: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; October 9, 1968: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.