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Coin of Sagalassus with bust of Claudius II Gothicus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 268–270
Mint: Pisidia, Sagalassus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 22.67 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.909
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Claudius II to right.
Countermark, sphinx? to right.
Inscription in Greek at right and around.
Reverse: Apollo, himation draped from left shoulder, seated on chair to left, head turned to right. Right hand on knee, left supports lyre on column.
Inscription in Greek.
Countermark, sphinx? to right.
Inscription in Greek at right and around.
Reverse: Apollo, himation draped from left shoulder, seated on chair to left, head turned to right. Right hand on knee, left supports lyre on column.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 136); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963