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Coin of Cotiaeum with bust of Gallienus, struck under Diogenes Dionysus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Cotiaeum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 3.47 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number62.1253
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cybele, veiled and turreted, rides to right on lion.
Inscriptions in Greek around, in field, and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cybele, veiled and turreted, rides to right on lion.
Inscriptions in Greek around, in field, and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, October 10, 1962