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Coin of Smyrna with bust of Demeter Horia, struck under Aph. Epictetus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Smyrna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 11.96 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.877
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Demeter Horia left, two ears of corn in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Amazon Smyrna stands to left holding pelta, chlamys and bipennis in left hand, tetrastyle temple on right. At left, prow.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Amazon Smyrna stands to left holding pelta, chlamys and bipennis in left hand, tetrastyle temple on right. At left, prow.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy about 1961: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection (said to be from the R. Cyril Lockett Collection); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, September 13, 1967