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Obverse: Laureate bust of Vespasian to right. Inscription in Greek. Reverse: Hades carrying off Persephone in quadriga right. Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Provenance
By 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Roman Provincial, Imperial Period, A.D. 69–79
Mint
Sardis, Asia: Lydia
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 11.08 gm. Die Axis: 6
Accession Number
63.1215
Medium or Technique
Bronze