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Tetradrachm of Aegeae with bust of Asklepios
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 217
Mint: Cilicia, Aegeae
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 11.36 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1999.28
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Asklepios to right.
At right, serpent-staff.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within octostyle temple, Asklepios.
Inscription in Greek.
In exergue: Greek letters = year 263
Struck under Macrinus in A.D. 217.
At right, serpent-staff.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Within octostyle temple, Asklepios.
Inscription in Greek.
In exergue: Greek letters = year 263
Struck under Macrinus in A.D. 217.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; March 24, 1999: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.