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Coin of Ephesus with bust of Antoninus Pius, struck under Paetus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 138–161
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 19.69 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.243
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Ephesian Artemis flanked by stag left and right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
ProvenanceBy 1984: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1104, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 (Buy or Bid Sale, No. 1, April 16, 1984, lot 84); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., June 13, 1984