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Coin of Pergamon under Caracalla and Geta

Coin of Pergamon under Caracalla and Geta

r. 188 - 217 CE

Caracalla

Roman Provincial

Obv.: bust of Caracalla to r., laureate, facing a bust of Geta intentionally erased (damnatio memoriae(. Rev.: Nike standing l., holding a wreath to crown Tyche standing l., wearing modius, holding a patera (?) in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period

Coins