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Coin of Blaundus with bust of Caracalla, struck under Ti. Claudius Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Blaundus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 15.42 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1210
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles to right, holding lion's mane with left hand, swings club with right. He wears lion's skin over left shoulder.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles to right, holding lion's mane with left hand, swings club with right. He wears lion's skin over left shoulder.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963