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Coin of Pergamon with bust of Marcus Aurelius, struck under P. Claudius Aristeus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 161–180
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Pergamon
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 21.13 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1245
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Satyr seated left, dancing the infant Dionysos on his foot.
Staff below.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Satyr seated left, dancing the infant Dionysos on his foot.
Staff below.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; September 18, 1963: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.