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Tetradrachm of Byblus with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 215–217
Mint: Syria, Byblus; Findspot: Upper Galilee, Gush Halav
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 12.78 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.182
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla to right, drapery on left shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle standing, wings outspread, head to left with wreath in beak.
Below, altar with three horns, above which is uncertain object.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle standing, wings outspread, head to left with wreath in beak.
Below, altar with three horns, above which is uncertain object.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceOne of a hoard of coins found in a pottery jar at Gush Halav in Upper Galilee and acquired by Major H. Ophir in Nazareth in 1948; by 1969: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., April 11, 1973