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Coin of Anazarbus with bust of Commodus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180
Mint: Cilicia, Anazarbus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 22.5 mm. Weight: 6.77 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1169
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within wreath: inscriptions in Greek (Year 209 = 180 A.D.)
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963