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Coin of Thyatira with bust of Commodus, struck under Moschianus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 188–192
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Thyatira
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 43.5 mm. Weight: 45.35 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1974.141
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hephaistos sits at left, hammer in right hand working on helmet supported by column. He faces right toward standing Athena.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hephaistos sits at left, hammer in right hand working on helmet supported by column. He faces right toward standing Athena.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1970: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 41, June 18-19, 1970, lot 439); by 1973: with A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd., 11 Adelphi Terrace, London WC2N 6BJ, England; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd., March 13, 1974