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Tetradrachm of Antioch with head of Gaius (Caligula)

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 37–41
Mint: Syria, Antioch

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 14.82 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.1436
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Caligula right.
Inscription in Greek.
Cable border.
Reverse: Laureate head of Germanicus right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa.; December 14, 1960: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 1,085.00 (this is the total price of 60.1435-60.1438)