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Sestertius with bust of Caracalla
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 215
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 27.28 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.235
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Caracalla to right, laureate, draped and cuirassed.
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Reverse: Aesculapius, standing facing, holding rod, around which serpent is coiled.
At left small figure of Telesphorus; at right, globe.
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Reverse: Aesculapius, standing facing, holding rod, around which serpent is coiled.
At left small figure of Telesphorus; at right, globe.
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Provenance1935, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1935)