1972.241: Aureus of Caracalla, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1972.241

People

Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)

Title

Aureus of Caracalla, Rome

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

217 CE

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lazio, Rome

Period

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Culture

Roman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/196061

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

6.54 g

Die Axis

2

Denomination

aureus

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
• Reverse Inscription: P.M.TR.P.XX.COS.IIII P.P

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RIC IV, 284

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins

Accession Year

1972

Object Number

1972.241

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Bust of Caracalla;
Rev.: Diana in biga of bulls

Publication History

• The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

• The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
• Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
• Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

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