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Coin of Germe with bust of Plautilla, struck under Glycon

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 211–217
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Germe

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 22.58 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1242
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Plautilla, draped, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Three nymphs (Danaides ?) standing front, each holding jug.
The outer figures each place arm on shoulder of central figure.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963