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Dupondius with bust of Manlia Scantilla, struck under Didius Julianus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 193
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 17.75 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.1470
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Manlia Scantilla, draped, right.
MANLIASCAN TILLAAVG
Reverse: Juno standing left holding patera and long scepter. At her feet, a peacock.
IVNOR E GINA left and right in field: S C
MANLIASCAN TILLAAVG
Reverse: Juno standing left holding patera and long scepter. At her feet, a peacock.
IVNOR E GINA left and right in field: S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Prince Waldek Collection; by 1935: with Münzhandlung Basel, Aeschenvorstadt 37, Basel, Switzerland (Münzhandlung Basel auction 3 [Prince Waldek Collection], March 4-5, 1935, lot 636); purchased at the Münzhandlung Basel auction by Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1 on behalf of a U.S. Private Collector; March 12, 1935: purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd. by a U.S. Private Collector; anonymous gift to MFA, October 3, 1935