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Sestertius with head of Caracalla
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 210
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 26.85 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number36.451
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Caracalla, laureate, right.
MAVRELANTONI NVSPIVSAVG
Reverse: Caracalla and Geta standing facing at a lighted altar behind which Severus, veiled, facing full front.
PONTIFTRPXIIICOSIII SC (in exergue)
MAVRELANTONI NVSPIVSAVG
Reverse: Caracalla and Geta standing facing at a lighted altar behind which Severus, veiled, facing full front.
PONTIFTRPXIIICOSIII SC (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy 1936: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London S.W. 1, England; 1936: Anonymous Private Collection; Anonymous gift to MFA, October 8, 1936