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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.242
People
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title
Coin of Tripolis under Caracalla
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
211-212
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tripolis (Phoenicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177094

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
21.38 g
Die Axis
6
Date on Object
Gamma-kappa-phi

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price and Trell, Coins and Their Cities fig. 420 (var.)

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
1983.56.242
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Caracalla, r., laureate.
Rev.: Temple of Astarte, central section of which is domed; two tetrastyle wings with pediments its sides; within central area, Astarte standing to front being crowned by Nike on a column.

Verification Level

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