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Coin of Maeonia with bust of Trajan II Decius, struck under Aur. Apphianus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–253
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Maeonia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 20.05 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.556
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dionysos, seated to left, in car drawn by two panthers, to left. He holds kantharos in right hand, thyrsos in left. Bacchante behind panthers hold vine tree and turns toward Dionysos.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dionysos, seated to left, in car drawn by two panthers, to left. He holds kantharos in right hand, thyrsos in left. Bacchante behind panthers hold vine tree and turns toward Dionysos.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa.; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 55.00