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Tetradrachm of Edessa with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 215–217
Mint: Mesopotamia, Edessa
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 13.23 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1624
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla, head turned right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle standing front, wings spread, holds wreath in beak right.
Between legs, shrine with pediment.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle standing front, wings spread, holds wreath in beak right.
Between legs, shrine with pediment.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with B. H. Kazandjian, 737 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.; purchased by MFA from B. H. Kazandjian, November 13, 1963