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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.62
People
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title
Coin of Pergamon under Caracalla and Geta
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
198-217
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Pergamon (Mysia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/52819

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
22.6 g
Die Axis
6

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Bought by C.C. Vermeule from David Vage

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 327; SNG von Aulock 7515

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Kevin J. Cahalane
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.62
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: bust of Caracalla to r., laureate, facing a bust of Geta intentionally erased (damnatio memoriae(.
Rev.: Nike standing l., holding a wreath to crown Tyche standing l., wearing modius, holding a patera (?) in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm.

Verification Level

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