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View: Obverse
Contorniate with charioteer
Roman
Imperial Period
Mid–late 4th century A.D.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 44 mm. Weight: 64.97 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.10
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 106.
DescriptionObverse: Charioteer standing left, holding whip in right hand, and palm branch in left.
MACEDONI NIKA In field left and right: I E
Reverse: Race horse to left.
Above: I E around: INCLI TVS
MACEDONI NIKA In field left and right: I E
Reverse: Race horse to left.
Above: I E around: INCLI TVS
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen auction 17, December 2-4, 1957, lot 664: as from the Ch. Osman Noury Bey sale, Serrure Paris, 1905, no. 313); purchased by MFA at the Münzen und Medaillen auction for
$ 1751.29 (this is the total price of 58.2-58.10); accessioned January 9, 1958
$ 1751.29 (this is the total price of 58.2-58.10); accessioned January 9, 1958