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Tetradrachm of Alexandria with bust of Salonina
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 266–267
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 10.31 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.253
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, draped bust of Salonina to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Elpis standing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left.
In field left, palm-branch; in field right, inscription for year 14..
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Elpis standing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left.
In field left, palm-branch; in field right, inscription for year 14..
ProvenanceBy 1888: with van Lennep, Smyrna; purchased by MFA from van Lennep, January 5, 1888, for $75.00 (this figure is the total price for 88.12-88.262)