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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: 29.5 mm. Weight: 15.75 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number1974.506
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle, wings spread, head right with wreath in beak.
At left in field, star.
Beneath eagle, crescent.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse doublestruck.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle, wings spread, head right with wreath in beak.
At left in field, star.
Beneath eagle, crescent.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse doublestruck.
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 24, 1974: purchased from Robert E. Hecht, Jr. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, October 9, 1974