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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.275
People
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title
As of Caracalla
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
215 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185866

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.3 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ANTONINVS - PIVS AVG GERM
  • Reverse Inscription: PM TR P XVIII COS IIII PP

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IV(A), 554b, p. 304

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.275
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: ANTONINUS-PIUS AUG GERM, laureate bust of Caracalla r.
Reverse: PM TR P XVIII COS IIII PP/ S C, Aesclepius, holding serpent-wreathed wand, standing front; at feet l., Telesphoros; at r., globe.

Verification Level

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