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Coin of Sardis in alliance with Ephesus with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Asia: Lydia and Ionia, Sardis and Ephesus (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 24.58 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult statues of Kore at left and Ephesian Artemis at right held by standing city goddesses.
Garland above.
Inscription in Greek around, between figures, and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult statues of Kore at left and Ephesian Artemis at right held by standing city goddesses.
Garland above.
Inscription in Greek around, between figures, and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Bank Leu & Co., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co., January 13, 1965