Obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius
Reverse: Alexander III resting against his shield, under a plane tree, wit...
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Smyrna |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Medallion |
| Issuing Authority: | Marcus Aurelius |
| Actual Weight: | 26.00 g. |
| Die Axis: | 12 |
| Date: | exact 161 AD - exact 180 AD |
| Dimensions: | 35.5 mm. |
| Region: | Ionia |
| Period: | Antonine |
Obverse Type: While Alexander III (Alexander the Great) reclines to the left, resting against his shield, sleeping under a plane tree, in the background, to the left, stand two draped female figures, the Nemeseis (personifications of Retribution), talking with each other.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial bronze medallion
Sources Used: BMC Ionia, 279, no. 346 (variable spelling of magistrate); Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Deutschland, Sammlung von Aulock, vol. 17, no. 8002