Coin of Caracalla, Roman Emperor from Mytilene Artist: Unknown
Mint: Mytilene (Lesbos)
Ruler: Caracalla, Roman Emperor, A.D. 188–217, ruled A.D. 198–217

211–17

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

56.70 g, 7:00, 47.3 mm

Credit Line

Gift of Ben Lee Damsky

Accession Number

2023.105.9

Geography

Made in Mytilene, Lesbos

Culture

Roman

Period

3rd century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Laureate cuirassed and draped bust right from rear KAI M AVP AVANTONEINOC

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Alexander the Great standing left resting his right hand on the back of Bucephalus. The horse turns his horned head to the right while lifting his left front foot. Two soldiers at the left and two at the right face right. The leftmost soldier carries four spears; soldiers two and four carry large oval shields. The two at the right are clearly wearing crested helmets.
Provenance
Sale, Gorny & Mosch, Munich, March 7-8, 2005, lot 180; Ben Lee Damsky, 2005 (on loan as a promised gift to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., from 2008); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2023.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, money

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