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Coin of Tarsos with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 19.86 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2629
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla to left.
Below, star.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
Reverse: At right, Herakles standing, lion skin over left arm, club in raised right hand ready to strike at hydra at left.
Inscriptions in Greek in exergue, beween legs of Herakles, and around.
Below, star.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
Reverse: At right, Herakles standing, lion skin over left arm, club in raised right hand ready to strike at hydra at left.
Inscriptions in Greek in exergue, beween legs of Herakles, and around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; February 13, 1963: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.