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Cistophorus with bust of Nero
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 51
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 11.46 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 012.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of young Nero, draped, facing left.
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Reverse: Within laurel crown, shield inscribed: COSDES / PRINC / IVVENT
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Reverse: Within laurel crown, shield inscribed: COSDES / PRINC / IVVENT
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen A.G. auction 13, June 17-19, 1954, lot 640); by 1957: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G. (Münzen und Medaillen A.G. auction 17, December 2-4, 1957, lot 387 ["provenant de feu M. J. Hirsch et de notre vente XIII. . . "]); purchased by MFA at the Münzen und Medaillen A.G. auction for $ 1751.29 (this is the total price of 58.2-58.10); accessioned by MFA, January 9, 1958