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Obverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right. Inscription in Greek. Reverse: Lion walking to right toward upright thyrsos. Above in field, cista mystica above club? Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Provenance
By 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 10); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Roman Provincial, Imperial Period, A.D. 253–268
Mint
Apamea, Asia: Phrygia
Dimensions
Diameter: 39 mm. Weight: 20.40 gm. Die Axis: 5
Accession Number
63.798
Medium or Technique
Bronze