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Tetradrachm of Antioch with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 214–217
Mint: Syria, Antioch; Findspot: Upper Galilee, Gush Halav
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 15.27 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.529
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands on thigh, wings spread, head right with wreath in beak.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands on thigh, wings spread, head right with wreath in beak.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
ProvenanceOne of a hoard of coins found in a pottery jar at Gush Halav in Upper Galilee and acquired by Major H. Ophir in Nazareth in 1948; by 1969: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; 1970: purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; loaned to MFA by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III, June 10, 1970 (as 142.1970); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998