Archaios | Roman Provincial Carrhae Caracalla Tyche | 51.7

Description

Archaios Numismatics
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Description:
Roman Provincial Bronze Coin of Caracalla Carrhae in Mesopotamia. Circa 198-217 AD.  This coin is minted at the site of the murder of the emperor
Obverse:
Laureate head of Emperor Caracalla Right.
Reverse:
Veiled, Draped, and Turreted bust of Tyche Right.
Mint:
Carrhae, Mesopotamia
Size:
16 mm
Weight:
3.9 g
Ref:
BMC 35-7.
Condition:
aVF. Nice coin from Carrhae. Hard Green Patina.
As always, Please use the Pictures as your judge as grading is subjective.
Note:
Carrhae
was a major ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia, located south-east of Edessa.
The site is in the modern village of Harran, Turkey.
In Roman times this was the site of the
Battle of Carrhae in 53 BCE
, in which the Parthians, commanded by general Surena, defeated a large Roman army under the command of Crassus, who was killed.
The emperor
Caracalla was murdered here in 217 CE
, probably at the instigation of Macrinus.
In the 3rd century CE the region was a frontier province of the Roman Empire, being the location for major wars between Rome and Persia. The emperor Galerius was defeated nearby by the Parthians' successors, the Persian Sassanid Empire, in 296 CE.
Some Excerpts From Head, Hist. Num., and Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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