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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 198–217
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 19.54 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.1062
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla to left.
Inscription in Greek around and Greek letter in field at left and right.
Reverse: Lion walking to right.
Inscriptions in Greek around, above, and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek around and Greek letter in field at left and right.
Reverse: Lion walking to right.
Inscriptions in Greek around, above, and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: R. Cyril Lockett Collection; by 1961: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W. 1 (auction of the Lockett Collection, part XII, February 21-23, 1961, lot 2968); purchased at the Lockett auction by A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert St., Adelphi, London, W.C. 2; October 11, 1961: 61.1039–61.1067 purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin and Sons, Ltd. for a total price of £ 1099/-/-.