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Coin with bust of Vetranio
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 350
Mint: Thessalonica
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 2.75 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.696
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Vetranio laureate right, bearded, draped, with cuirass.
DNVETRAN IOPFAVG
Reverse: Vetranio in military dress standing right, holding labarum and resting left hand on shield. In exergue: TES gamma
VIRTVS EXERCITVM
DNVETRAN IOPFAVG
Reverse: Vetranio in military dress standing right, holding labarum and resting left hand on shield. In exergue: TES gamma
VIRTVS EXERCITVM
ProvenanceBy 1935: anonymous private collection; annonymous gift to MFA, May 2, 1935