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Coin of Tarsus with head of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 198–217
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 19.50 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.1063
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Caracalla to right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: Female figure (the Koinoboulion) with kalathos and veil, standing to right between two temples, eagle on one on left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: Female figure (the Koinoboulion) with kalathos and veil, standing to right between two temples, eagle on one on left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: R. Cyril Lockett Collection; by 1961: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W. 1 (auction of the Lockett Collection, part XII, February 21-23, 1961, lot 2970 [as ex Rogers Collection]); purchased at the Lockett auction by A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert St., Adelphi, London, W.C. 2; October 11, 1961: 61.1039–61.1067 purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin and Sons, Ltd. for a total price of £ 1099/-/-.