Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla

Caracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (14.53g, 1h). Laureate and cuirassed bust left / Octastyle temple facing slightly right, viewed in perspective. VF, dark brown surfaces. Unpublished type. Barros Coll.

Head suggested that the temple is that of Rome and Augustus, site of the so-called Monumentum Ancyranum, the most complete extant example of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti.

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Filename:	73000731.jpg
City/Mint name:	Ankyra
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Keywords:	bronze / roman
References:	Arslan, Ancyra -; cf. SNG France 2481 (for rev.); cf. SNG von Aulock 6175-6176 (for obv.; same obv. die)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 73 (9/2006), lot 731 ($335 + comm)
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Filesize:	96 KiB
Date added:	Jul 31, 2007
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