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Tetradrachm of Alexandria with bust of Gallienus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 254–255
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 10.43 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1351
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Homonoia seated left on throne.
L B in left and right fields. (year 2).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Homonoia seated left on throne.
L B in left and right fields. (year 2).
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.