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Coin of Antioch with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 209–212
Mint: Pisidia, Antioch
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 26.54 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.631
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla to right.
IMP.CAES.M.AV R.ANTONINVS.A VG
Reverse: Nike to left, holds wreath in right hand, palm in left.
In field left and right: S R
VICTDDN N COLANTIOCH
IMP.CAES.M.AV R.ANTONINVS.A VG
Reverse: Nike to left, holds wreath in right hand, palm in left.
In field left and right: S R
VICTDDN N COLANTIOCH
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Gerhard Hirsch, Promenadeplatz 10, Munich, Germany (Hirsch auction 31, May 28-30, 1962, lot 453); purchased by MFA at the Hirsch auction for DM 220.50; accessioned September 19, 1962