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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Antoninianus of Caracalla

Place CreatedRome, Italy, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Caracalla

Date216 CE

MediumSilver

Credit LineGift of Dr. Leo Gorelkin

Dimensions3/16 oz., 7/8 in. (4.9 g, 2.2 cm)

Object number1985.021.006

Label TextObverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, with radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right

Reverse: P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P, with figure of Serapis, wearing polos on head, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding transverse sceptre in left hand
Exhibition HistorySelected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1987

ProvenanceEx coll. Leo Gorelkin, Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

Not on view

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