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Coin of Alexandria with bust of Aurelian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 270–271
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 8.26 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.588
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right.
Inscription in Greek. In left and right fields, Greek letters (Year = 2).
Reverse: Laureate, draped bust of Vaballathus to right.
Inscription in Greek around and Greek letters in field.
Inscription in Greek. In left and right fields, Greek letters (Year = 2).
Reverse: Laureate, draped bust of Vaballathus to right.
Inscription in Greek around and Greek letters in field.
ProvenanceBy 1896: Denman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to MFA, September 1896