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Coin of Derbe with bust of Lucius Verus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 164–169
Mint: Lycaonia, Derbe
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 10.99 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.916
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Lucius Verus to left.
In field left and right: Greek letter. Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Herakles standing towards right holds club in right hand and apples of Hesperides in left. Lion's skin over left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
In field left and right: Greek letter. Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Herakles standing towards right holds club in right hand and apples of Hesperides in left. Lion's skin over left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 147); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963