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Coin of Maeonia with bust of Caracalla, struck under Flav. Licinnianus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Maeonia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 13.64 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1114
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dionysos standing, head left, holds thyrsos in left hand, kantharos in right. Panther at left looking back.
Greek inscriptions around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dionysos standing, head left, holds thyrsos in left hand, kantharos in right. Panther at left looking back.
Greek inscriptions around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963