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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.227
People
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title
Coin of Damascus under Caracalla
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
3rd century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Damascus (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185914

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.65 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVTKAIAVΓOVC ANTΩNEINOC
  • Reverse Inscription: ΔAMACKOVMHTPOΠOΛEOC

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 423; BMC 16-17

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1980
Object Number
1980.85.227
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Caracalla r., radiate, bearded.
Rev.: Bust of the Tyche of Damascus l., turreted, within tetrastyle shrine raised on basis ornamented with two wreaths.

Verification Level

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