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CILICIA, Tarsus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (28mm, 12.70 g, 6h). Mantled bust right, wearing demiourgic crown / River-god Cydnus reclining left, holding cornucopia and leaning on overturned amphora from which water flows; bull reclining at feet. SNG France 1537; SNG Levante 1061 var. (rev. legend). Near VF, dark brown patina with green highlights.
From the Dr. George Spradling Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 118 (15 October 2002), lot 1803.
Caracalla wears both the crown and the mantle of the demiourgos, the official who oversaw the operation of regional festivals and games.
From the Dr. George Spradling Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 118 (15 October 2002), lot 1803.
Caracalla wears both the crown and the mantle of the demiourgos, the official who oversaw the operation of regional festivals and games.