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Coin of Pergamum with bust of Herennius Etruscus, struck under Comph. Glycon
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 249–251
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Pergamum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 21.65 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1097
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Herennius Etruscus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left, Asklepios standing holding serpent-staff in right hand.
At right, Cybele standing holding staff in each hand. Staff ends in sort of plant.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left, Asklepios standing holding serpent-staff in right hand.
At right, Cybele standing holding staff in each hand. Staff ends in sort of plant.
Inscriptions in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963