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Coin of Pergamum with bust of Caracalla, struck under M. Caerelius Attalus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 198–217
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Pergamum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 46 mm. Weight: 49.48 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.13
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Caracalla, laureate, right, wearing cuirass ornamented with gorgoneion.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Caracalla, in military dress, standing left, saluting Asklepian serpent coiled around tree; between, statue of Telesphoros on base, facing.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Caracalla, in military dress, standing left, saluting Asklepian serpent coiled around tree; between, statue of Telesphoros on base, facing.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hugo Weissmann, 96 Charles Street, Boston, Mass.; purchased by MFA from Hugo Weissmann, January 9, 1958, for
$ 350.00
$ 350.00