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Coin of Lower Cilbiani (Cilbiani Inferiores) with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Lower Cilbiani
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 48.5 mm. Weight: 55.70 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.954
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At right, emperor, in military costume, holding patera in right hand over flaming altar. To left of altar Asklepios with serpent staff in right hand. At extreme left, Hygeia holding serpent. Telesphoros between her and Asklepios.
Inscription in Greek in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At right, emperor, in military costume, holding patera in right hand over flaming altar. To left of altar Asklepios with serpent staff in right hand. At extreme left, Hygeia holding serpent. Telesphoros between her and Asklepios.
Inscription in Greek in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Spink and Son, Ltd., 5-7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1, England; purchased by MFA from Spink and Son, Ltd., June 5, 1963