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Tetradrachm of Alexandria with bust of Vaballathus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 270–271
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.3 mm. Weight: 6.5 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of F. Monroe Endicott
Accession Number34.1292
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Vaballathus right, laureate.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Homonoia standing left, right arm raised; in left hand double cornucopia.
In field left and right, Greek letters (Year = 5).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Homonoia standing left, right arm raised; in left hand double cornucopia.
In field left and right, Greek letters (Year = 5).
ProvenanceNote: need to enter all of correct information; data for 34.1392 had been incorrectly entered here and has been deleted. This coin, 34.1292, may or may not be a part of the actual Perseus subset
By date unknown: F. Monroe Endicott Collection; gift of F. Monroe Endicott to MFA, November 1, 1934
By date unknown: F. Monroe Endicott Collection; gift of F. Monroe Endicott to MFA, November 1, 1934