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Coin of Amorium with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Amorium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 20.23 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.795
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena, helmeted, seated left, holds spear in left hand, shield beside it, in right hand, globe on which stands Nike to right bearing wreath.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena, helmeted, seated left, holds spear in left hand, shield beside it, in right hand, globe on which stands Nike to right bearing wreath.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 7); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963