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Coin of Aspendus with bust of Caracalla

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 198–217
Mint: Pamphylia, Aspendus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 38 mm. Weight: 37.46 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.13
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Wreath with two branches at top and six flowers (?) on the sides.
Inscriptions in Greek around and within wreath.
ProvenanceBy 1983: with Frank Sternberg, Bahnhofstrasse 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland (Sternberg auction 13, Hotel Bellerive au Lac, Utoquai 47, Zurich, November 17-18, 1983, lot 779); purchased at Sternberg auction 13 on behalf of MFA by Jeffrey Spier, 1750 Central Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, January 18, 1984