Coin of Tripolis under Caracalla | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1983.56.242
People: Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title: Coin of Tripolis under Caracalla
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 211-212
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tripolis (Phoenicia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/177094

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 21.38 g
Die Axis: 6
Date on Object: Gamma-kappa-phi

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Price and Trell, Coins and Their Cities fig. 420 (var.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year: 1983
Object Number: 1983.56.242
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Caracalla, r., laureate.
Rev.: Temple of Astarte, central section of which is domed; two tetrastyle wings with pediments its sides; within central area, Astarte standing to front being crowned by Nike on a column.

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