Caracalla Æ Medallion of 12 Assaria of Pergamon, Mysia. AD 198-217 AD. AVT KPAT K MA-PKOC AVP ANTWNEINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right, cuirass ornamented with a gorgoneion / EPI CTR M KAIREL ATTALOU PERGAMHNWN PROTWN G NEWKORWN, three neocorate temples, the central one in elevation, with statue of Zeus Ateophoros, the two side tetrastyle temples in perspective. SNG France 5, 2229; BMC Mysia pg. 156, 327. 44.89g, 39mm, 7h.
Red-brownish patina, slightly double struck on obverse, Very Fine.
This medallion is one of a series issued to commemorate Caracalla's visit to the Temple of Asklepios in Pergamon in AD 214.