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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.223
People
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title
Coin of Gytheion under Caracalla
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
202-205
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Gytheion (Lakonia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212766

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
assarion
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: [MAV AVP ANTWNEMΓC]
  • Reverse Inscription: [ΓΥΘΕΑΤΩΝ]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BCD Pelop 971

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.260.223
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Caracalla to r.

Reverse: Poseidon standing l. holding dolphin in r. hand and trident in l. hand

Verification Level

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