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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.10
People
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title
coin of Zela struck under Caracalla with hexastyle temple on the reverse
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
205-206 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Zela (Pontus)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196168

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.8 g

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
c.f. SNG von Aulock 143

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
1983.56.10
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust r.
Rev.: Hexastyle temple with broken pediment; in exergue ETPMB (= year 142).

Verification Level

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