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Coin of Laodicea with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 198–217
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Laodicea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 7.14 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.217
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Winged Tyche standing, head to left, holds rudder and corn ears in right hand, cornucopia in left, wheel at feet.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Winged Tyche standing, head to left, holds rudder and corn ears in right hand, cornucopia in left, wheel at feet.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XX, no. 112); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963