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Coin with busts of Titus and Domitian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D.79-81
Mint: Troas, Assos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.79 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.719
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Busts of Titus, to right, and Domitian, to left, laureate, face to face.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Griffin recumbent to left.
Wreath in field at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Griffin recumbent to left.
Wreath in field at right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceAcquired in the division of coins following the excavations at Assos. Some coins in the group were said to have been "purchased from natives of the surrounding district." No specific findspot is known for this coin. 1884: gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to the Museum of Fine Arts