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Coin with bust of Caracalla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 211–217
Mint: Thracian Chersonesus, Coela
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 2.93 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.581
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Caracalla to right, laureate.
MAVRANTON INVSPIVAV
Reverse: Prow right. Cornucopiae above.
AELM[VNI]IP In ex.: COIL
(no crossbars on As in obverse and reverse inscriptions)
(reverse inscription not verified in 2013)
MAVRANTON INVSPIVAV
Reverse: Prow right. Cornucopiae above.
AELM[VNI]IP In ex.: COIL
(no crossbars on As in obverse and reverse inscriptions)
(reverse inscription not verified in 2013)
ProvenanceAcquired in the division of coins following the excavations at Assos. Some coins in the group were said to have been "purchased from natives of the surrounding district." No specific findspot is known for this coin. 1884: gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to the Museum of Fine Arts