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Coin of Amorium with bust of Caracalla, struck under Elpis
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 198–217
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Amorium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 17.70 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.215
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena (or Roma) seated to left, holding orb and parazonium; shield behind.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena (or Roma) seated to left, holding orb and parazonium; shield behind.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XX, no. 110); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963