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Coin of Sardis with bust of Tranquillina, struck under Iul. Sulpicius Hermophilus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Sardis

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 16.85 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1986.261
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Tranquillina to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Rivergod reclining left, wreath in right hand, left on overturned vase.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1986: with Dennis P. Devine, 24 Meroke Lane, Rocky Point, New York 11778; purchased by MFA from Dennis P. Devine, June 25, 1986