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Coin of Cibyra in alliance with Hierapolis with bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 161–180
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Cibyra and Hierapolis (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 40 mm. Weight: 36.08 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.242
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: City-goddess of Cibyra shaking hands with Apollo Kitharoedos of Hierapolis.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: City-goddess of Cibyra shaking hands with Apollo Kitharoedos of Hierapolis.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXI, no. 261); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963