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Coin of Ancyra with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Galatia, Ancyra
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 15.93 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.944
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena, in long chiton, stands with head to left, holding patera in right hand, spear and shield in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena, in long chiton, stands with head to left, holding patera in right hand, spear and shield in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 177); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963