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Didrachm of Amisus with bust of Sabina
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 135–136
Mint: Pontus, Amisus
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22.5 mm. Weight: 5.41 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Sabina, draped, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Artemis stands, head left, bow in lowered left hand, right hand raised.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Artemis stands, head left, bow in lowered left hand, right hand raised.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1983: with Ariadne Galleries, Inc., 970 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021 (Ariadne Galleries, Inc., auction, 983 Madison Avenue, New York 10021, Dec. 9, 1983, lot 288); purchased at auction by MFA; accessioned by MFA January 18, 1984