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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Valerian I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–260
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37.5 mm. Weight: 25.31 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.941
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Valerian to right.
In field left and right, Greek letter.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma, helmeted, stands to left holding Nike with wreath in right hand, spear in left hand. Shield beside spear.
Inscriptions in Greek at left, right, and around.
In field left and right, Greek letter.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma, helmeted, stands to left holding Nike with wreath in right hand, spear in left hand. Shield beside spear.
Inscriptions in Greek at left, right, and around.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 174); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963