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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1891,0804.1
Description
Copper Alloy coin.
(whole)
Bust of Caracalla, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right; beaded border.
(obverse)
Herakles standing left, wrestling Hydra; holding club in raised right hand, and left hand grasping the Hydra’s neck; right foot on lower body of Hydra; beaded border.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Caracalla
Cultures/periods
Roman Provincial
Production date
196-217
Production place
Minted in:
Nicopolis ad Istrum (historic - Moesia)
Materials
copper alloy
Technique
struck
Dimensions
Die-axis:
8 o'clock
Diameter:
27 millimetres
(maximum)
Weight:
10.370 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Pick 1898 / Die Antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien: Band I: Viminacium - Nicopolis
(1524)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
emperor/empress
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Caracalla
Representation of:
Herakles/Hercules
Acquisition name
Donated by:
William Henry Waddington
Acquisition date
1891
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1891,0804.1