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Coin of Heliopolis with bust of Gallienus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Syria, Heliopolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 11.30 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1986.347
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
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Reverse: Prize crown supported by two athletes, tree at right, plants at left and in center.
Above: SAC.CAP/OIC ISE in ex.: COLHEL
(see handwritten legend for uncertain letters)
IMPCAESPLICGALLIENVSPFAVG
Reverse: Prize crown supported by two athletes, tree at right, plants at left and in center.
Above: SAC.CAP/OIC ISE in ex.: COLHEL
(see handwritten legend for uncertain letters)
ProvenanceBy 1986: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1104, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (List 24, Summer, 1986, no. 109); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., September 17, 1986