Coin of Gytheion under Caracalla | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1997.260.223
People: Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title: Coin of Gytheion under Caracalla
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 202-205
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Gytheion (Lakonia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/212766

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4 g

Die Axis

2

Denomination

assarion

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: [MAV AVP ANTWNEMΓC]
Reverse Inscription: [ΓΥΘΕΑΤΩΝ]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: BCD Pelop 971

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year: 1997
Object Number: 1997.260.223
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Caracalla to r.

Reverse: Poseidon standing l. holding dolphin in r. hand and trident in l. hand

Verification Level

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1997.260.223: Coin of Gytheion under Caracalla