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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.241
People
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title
Aureus of Caracalla, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
217 CE
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lazio, Rome
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196061

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.54 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
aureus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
  • Reverse Inscription: P.M.TR.P.XX.COS.IIII P.P

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IV, 284

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.241
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Caracalla;
Rev.: Diana in biga of bulls

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
  • Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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