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Coin of Prusa-ad-Olympum with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Bithynia, Prusa-ad-Olympum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 6.72 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1982.236
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Ajax falling on his sword to left. At left, rocks.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Ajax falling on his sword to left. At left, rocks.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1982: with Jeffrey Spier, P.O. Box 1082, Radio City Station, New York, N.Y. 10101; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, April 14, 1982