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Coin of Marcianopolis with busts of Caracalla and Geta, struck under Flavius Ulpianus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 209–212
Mint: Moesia, Marcianopolis

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 10.64 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number66.908
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed busts of Caracalla and Geta confronted.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below busts.
Reverse: Fortuna standing, head left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, November 9, 1966