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Coin of Tium with bust of Caracalla

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Bithynia, Tium

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 7.49 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.344
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla to right, drapery at left shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche standing, head left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, March 8, 1967