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Coin of Mytilene with head of Zeus Ammon
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Asia: Aeolis (Islands off), Mytilene (Lesbos)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 3.57 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1983.20
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Zeus Ammon right.
Reverse: On prow, Dionysiac herm, facing, in right hand, bunch of grapes.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: On prow, Dionysiac herm, facing, in right hand, bunch of grapes.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1982: with Jeffrey Spier, P. O. Box 1082, Radio City Station, New York, N.Y. 10101; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, January 12, 1983