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Coin of Ephesus with bust of Hadrian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 117–138
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 38 mm. Weight: 32.90 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1982.389
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult statue in temple of Artemis.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult statue in temple of Artemis.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1982: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1100, 1050 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (List 2, February 1982, no. 29); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., June 9, 1982