Tetradrachm of Caracalla, Roman Emperor from Damascus

215–17

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 14.46 g, 12:00, 25 mm
Credit Line: Gift of James H. Schwartz
Accession Number: 2005.6.52
Geography: Made in Damascus, Syria
Culture: Roman
Period: 3rd century A.D.
Classification: Numismatics
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: AVT KAI ANTWNINOS SEB [Gk.] Head laureate r.

Reverse Description: DEMARCH EX VPATOS TO 4 [Gk.] Eagle standing l. head r., wings open, wreath in beak; between legs, ram's head.

Provenance

James H. Schwartz, New York, to 2005; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography

Professor Alfred R. Bellinger, The Syrian Tetradrachms of Caracalla and Macrinus, 3 (New York: American Numismatic Society, 1940), no. 219

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, money, tetradrachms

IIIF: Open in Mirador

View IIIF manifest

The International Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is an open standard for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. Visit iiif.io to learn more
Linked Art: API response for this object

Linked Art is a Community working together to create a shared Model based on Linked Open Data to describe Art.