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Tetradrachm of Carrhae with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 215–217
Mint: Mesopotamia, Carrhae; Findspot: Upper Galilee, Gush Halav
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 12.73 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number1970.504
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to left, spear in right hand, shield with bull's head on left arm.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands on groundline, head right with wreath in beak.
In field at left, star. Below eagle, crescent. In exergue, two dots.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands on groundline, head right with wreath in beak.
In field at left, star. Below eagle, crescent. In exergue, two dots.
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.; September 28, 1970: purchased from Robert E. Hecht, Jr. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, November 10, 1970