Harvard Art Museums > 1999.232: Medallion of Pergamon under Caracalla Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Medallion of Pergamon under Caracalla (Caracalla) , 1999.232,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/168874. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.232 People Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE) Title Medallion of Pergamon under Caracalla Other Titles Alternate Title: Bronze Medallion of Caracalla Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 214-217 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Pergamon (Mysia) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Provincial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/168874 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 44.88g 44.98 g Die Axis 11 Inscriptions and Marks legend: obverse, Greek: AUTOKRAT K MARKOS AUR ANTONEINOS legend: reverse, Greek: EPI STR M [KAI]REL ATTALOU PERGAMENON PROTON G NEOKORON. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Hans von Aulock, Paris, France (L.1), Collector. Marcel Burstein, Reno, Nevada, purchase, sale. Frank L. Kovacs, San Mateo, California, sold to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number von Fritze pl.VIII 19, SNG von Aulock 7513 (this coin) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Jonathan Kagan and the David M. Robinson Fund Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.232 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Bust of Caracalla to r., laureate wearing cuirass with Gorgoneion. Rev.: The three Neocorate temples of Pergamon; left: temple of Augustus with statue of Augustus; middle: temple of Caracalla with statue of Asklepios; right: Temple of Trajan with statue of Trajan with initials of names in pediments: AV, AN (toninus) and TP. Exhibition History Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013 Subjects and Contexts Ancient Coins Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
