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Coin of Pergamum with bust of Caracalla, struck under Iul. Anthimus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Pergamum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 17.55 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1096
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Asklepios standing at right holding serpent-staff in right hand. At left, Hygeia standing feeding serpent from patera.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Asklepios standing at right holding serpent-staff in right hand. At left, Hygeia standing feeding serpent from patera.
Inscriptions in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963