Laodikeia ad Mare

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Events

Created

When	215-217 CE
Where	Latakia

Owned

Who	Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer (1838-1920)

Was depicted (Actor)

Who	Caracalla (188-217)

Relation to places

Near East

Keywords

Animal Bronze City Classical antiquity Coin Era of Roman Emperors (27 BCE to 395 AD) Myth Portrait

Description

Front: Büste des Caracalla mit Strahlenkrone in der Rückenansicht nach r.
Rear: Kapitolinische Wölfin (lupa romana) steht mit umgewandtem Kopf nach r., Romulus und Remus säugend.
Pierced: Intentional hole(s) pierced through a coin so that it can be worn on a neclace, sewn onto textiles, etc. In case of paper money such a perforation often indicates devaluation.