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Coin of Erythrae with bust of Marcus Aurelius, struck under Cl. Secundus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 140–147
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Erythrae
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 20.28 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.611
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hercules stands within tetrastyle temple, holding club in right hand,
short spear in left.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hercules stands within tetrastyle temple, holding club in right hand,
short spear in left.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceDate unknown: Walter Niggeler Collection; by 1966: with Bank Leu & Co. AG and Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 2 of the Walter Niggeler Collection, October 21-22, lot 620); by 1973: with A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd., 11 Adelphi Terrace, London WC2N 6BJ, England; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd., December 12, 1973