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Coin of Ancyra with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Galatia, Ancyra
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 15.57 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.428
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Caracalla, radiate, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: River god reclines left, right arm around tree, branch in left hand.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: River god reclines left, right arm around tree, branch in left hand.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1982: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1100, 1050 Seventeenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (auction 1, Barbizon Plaza Hotel, New York, Dec. 9, 1982, lot 536); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1104, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, Sept. 12, 1984