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Coin of Perga with bust of Gallienus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Pamphylia, Perga
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 14.40 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.237
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult statue of Artemis within distyle temple.
Star and crescent beside image.
Inscriptions in Greek on pediment, on architrave, and around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult statue of Artemis within distyle temple.
Star and crescent beside image.
Inscriptions in Greek on pediment, on architrave, and around.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin 18, no. 201); March 14, 1962: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 78.50 (this is the total price for 62.224–62.248)