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Object Type
Museum number: 1993,0401.213
Denomination: as
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Head of Caracalla, laureate, right. (obverse); Luna in biga of bulls, galloping left, holding reins in right hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 216
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 10.06 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RIC4 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 4: Pertinax - Uranius Antonius (558a, p.305) (type); RE5 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.V: Pertinax to Elagabalus (301, p.491) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; charioteer/chariot; mammal
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Caracalla; Representation of: Selene/Luna
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1993
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1993,0401.213

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