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Sestertius with bust of Caracalla
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 214–217
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 22.18 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.299
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Caracalla to right, laureate, draped and armed.
M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Reverse: Securitas seated to right before a lighted altar, resting her head on her right hand, and holding a long sceptre in the left.
SECVRITATI PERPETVAE S C
M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Reverse: Securitas seated to right before a lighted altar, resting her head on her right hand, and holding a long sceptre in the left.
SECVRITATI PERPETVAE S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren