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Coin of Ephesus with busts of Poppaea and Nero, struck under M. Acilius Aviola
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 65–66
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 9.73 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1102
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, draped bust of Poppaea at left facing laureate bust of Nero at right.
Inscriptions in Greek, above, below, at left and at right.
Reverse: Draped, turreted bust of Roma to right.
Below, bee to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscriptions in Greek, above, below, at left and at right.
Reverse: Draped, turreted bust of Roma to right.
Below, bee to right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963