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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.232
People
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title
Medallion of Pergamon under Caracalla
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Bronze Medallion of Caracalla
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
214-217 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Pergamon (Mysia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/168874

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
44.88g
44.98 g
Die Axis
11
Inscriptions and Marks
  • legend: obverse, Greek: AUTOKRAT K MARKOS AUR ANTONEINOS
  • legend: reverse, Greek: EPI STR M [KAI]REL ATTALOU PERGAMENON PROTON G NEOKORON.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hans von Aulock, Paris, France (L.1), Collector.
Marcel Burstein, Reno, Nevada, purchase, sale.
Frank L. Kovacs, San Mateo, California, sold to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
von Fritze pl.VIII 19, SNG von Aulock 7513 (this coin)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Jonathan Kagan and the David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.232
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Caracalla to r., laureate wearing cuirass with Gorgoneion.
Rev.: The three Neocorate temples of Pergamon; left: temple of Augustus with statue of Augustus; middle: temple of Caracalla with statue of Asklepios; right: Temple of Trajan with statue of Trajan with initials of names in pediments: AV, AN (toninus) and TP.

Exhibition History

  • Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

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Verification Level

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