Coin of Gadara under Caracalla

Artists

Description

Obv.: laureate head of Caracalla r., around Greek inscription Rev.: Zeus seated in tetrastyle temple l., in exergue and in pediment, Greek inscription and date

Dimensions

11.4 g 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)

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.