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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.129.55
People
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title
Coin of Hieropolis-Bambike under Caracalla
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
189-190 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Hierapolis-Bambike (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/142472

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.51 g
Die Axis
11
Date on Object
Year 2
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: CONINΩTNA PKΩT... (backwards)
  • Reverse Inscription: ΘEACCV PIACIEPO ΠOΛITΩN B

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Malloy 33, July 1992, 296.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 45

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Townsend-Vermeule Gift
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.129.55
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Caracalla l., laureate.
Rev.: ΘEACCV PIACIEPO ΠOΛITΩN B within laurel wreath.

Verification Level

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