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Tetradrachm of Beroea with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 215–217
Mint: Syria, Beroea; Findspot: Upper Galilee, Gush Halav
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 12.53 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number1973.280
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands, wings spread, head left with wreath in beak.
Below, an animal.
Inscriptions in Greek below eagle and around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands, wings spread, head left with wreath in beak.
Below, an animal.
Inscriptions in Greek below eagle 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.; April 2, 1973: purchased from Robert E. Hecht, Jr. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, May 9, 1973