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Coin of Capitolias with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 167–168
Mint: Arabia, Capitolias
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 11.45 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number1975.304
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Astarte stands left in hexastyle temple, scepter in left hand, head (?) on right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Astarte stands left in hexastyle temple, scepter in left hand, head (?) on right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1975: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; March 25, 1975: purchased from Robert E. Hecht, Jr. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, April 9, 1975