Mesopotamia, Carrhae, Caracalla and Geta
Description:
Mesopotamia, Carrhae, Caracalla and Geta (Augusti 209 - 211 AD). ANTΩNEIN C ΓETAC CE; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right, facing bare-headed and draped bust of Geta left / KΛΩNEI MHTΡOΠOΛ KAΡΡ; crescent and one star.
Diameter:
AE19 mm
Weight:
5 g
Grade:
aVF/VF
Attribution:
BMC p. 87, 45-8
Commentary:
rare; good for type, brown-grey patina with some deposits
History:
Caracalla was murdered in Carrhae in 217 AD.
Article Number:
027-04-04-44388