CoinsRoman Provincial2nd century CE
Coin of Bostra under Hadrian
117-138 CE
Artists
HadrianCoin Constituent
Description
Obv.: laureate head of Hadrian r., around Greek inscription Rev.: head of Arabia r., holding in each arm small figure of seated child, below, Greek inscription
Dimensions
7.5 g 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Provenance
Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008. Notes: [1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.
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