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Coin of Akko-Ptolemais under Valerian
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Obv.: draped laureate head of Valerian, l., around Latin inscription
Rev.: Sacred tree flanked by two altars with snakes; in r. field, caduceus, around Latin inscription
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
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.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
Title: Coin of Akko-Ptolemais under Valerian
Description:
Obv.
: draped laureate head of Valerian, l.
, around Latin inscription
Rev.
: Sacred tree flanked by two altars with snakes; in r.
field, caduceus, around Latin inscription.
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