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Sestertius with bust of Caracalla
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 202–210
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 25.33 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.498
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla to right.
MAVRELANTONI NVSPIVSAVG
Reverse: Sacrificial scene with Caracalla, Septimius Severus and attendants flanking altar.
SAECV LARIA in ex.: SACRA/SC
MAVRELANTONI NVSPIVSAVG
Reverse: Sacrificial scene with Caracalla, Septimius Severus and attendants flanking altar.
SAECV LARIA in ex.: SACRA/SC
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with A. H. Baldwin; Sept. 2, 1964: purchased from A. H. Baldwin by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998