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Coin of Amasea with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 207
Mint: Pontus, Amasea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 14.37 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1184
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Emperor, laureate, cuirassed, draped, stands holding spear in left hand, extending right with patera over lighted tripod. Star in field to left.
At right, Greek letters. Inscription in Greek around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Emperor, laureate, cuirassed, draped, stands holding spear in left hand, extending right with patera over lighted tripod. Star in field to left.
At right, Greek letters. Inscription in Greek around.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963