Reverse: Helmeted, draped, and Armed Athena watching Perseus behead the dr...
Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Sebaste |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Medallion |
| Issuing Authority: | Caracalla |
| Actual Weight: | 27.46 g. |
| Die Axis: | 6 |
| Date: | exact 211 AD - exact 217 AD |
| Dimensions: | 38.5 mm. |
| Region: | Phrygia |
| Period: | Severan |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle stands the draped, helmeted, and armed figure of Athena, in 3/4-view to the right, watching Perseus cut off the head of the kneeling Gorgon, Medusa. Perseus, at center, nude except for a cape, lunges in 3/4-view to the right, and turns his head back to the left. He holds his weapon, a sword, in his right hand, and Medusa's head in his left. At right, Medusa, draped, kneels in 3/4-view to the right.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial bronze medallion
Sources Used: BMC Phrygia, 375, no. 34