Tetradrachm of Akko-Ptolemais under Caracalla

Artists

Description

Obv.: head of Caracalla r., laureate, around Greek inscription Rev.: eagle standing facing l., holding wreath in beak, between legs Zeus Heliopolites flanked by facing bulls, around Greek inscription

Dimensions

12.16g

Provenance

Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008. Notes: [1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.