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Coin of Antioch-ad-Maeandrum with bust of Commodus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 166–180
Mint: Asia: Caria, Antioch-ad-Maeandrum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 17.46 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.313
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Rivergod Maeander seated left, holding reed in right hand and cornucopia in left. Left arm rests on overturned amphora.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Rivergod Maeander seated left, holding reed in right hand and cornucopia in left. Left arm rests on overturned amphora.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below.
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Bank Leu & Co. AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co. AG, June 1, 1966