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Tetradrachm of Hierapolis with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 215–217
Mint: Syria, Hierapolis; Findspot: Upper Galilee, Gush Halav
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 15.47 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.521
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands, wings spread, head right with wreath in beak.
Below, lion to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands, wings spread, head right with wreath in beak.
Below, lion to right.
Inscription in Greek.
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 134.1970); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998