Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Context: | Laodiceia |
Material: | Bronze |
Denomination: | Medallion |
Issuing Authority: | Caracalla |
Actual Weight: | 41.05 g. |
Die Axis: | 5 |
Date: | exact 211 AD - exact 217 AD |
Dimensions: | 44.5 mm. |
Region: | Phrygia |
Period: | Severan |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, a bird's-eye view of the forum at Laodiceia. Within stands the emperor, standing profile to the right on a podium, delivering a speech. Citizens appear around him, on each side and between columns in front.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoƫ Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial bronze medallion
Sources Used: BMC Phrygia, 316, no. 226;