2008.2.145: Tetradrachm of Akko-Ptolemais under Caracalla
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.2.145
- People
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Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Akko-Ptolemais under Caracalla
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 198-217 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Ptolemaïs-Ake (Phoenicia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/322113
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 12.16g
- Die Axis
- 11
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: AYT K MA ANTWNINOC CEB
- Reverse Inscription: DHMARX EX YPATOC TD
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008.
Notes:
[1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Meshorer, ACNAC 8, 177-181
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
- Accession Year
- 2008
- Object Number
- 2008.2.145
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: head of Caracalla r., laureate, around Greek inscription
Rev.: eagle standing facing l., holding wreath in beak, between legs Zeus Heliopolites flanked by facing bulls, around Greek inscription
Verification Level
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