Caracalla, AE43 medallion of Pergamum, Mysia. AD 198-217.
Magistrate M Kairel Attalos.

AYTKRA K MARKOC AYR ANTWNEINOC, laureate, cuirassed bust 
right with aegis on chest.

EPI CTR M KAIREL ATTALOY PERGAMHNWN around, PRWTWN G 
NEWKORWN below, emperor on horseback riding right, looking 
back at a soldier walking right behind him; to right a 
statue of Asklepios on a column, leaning on serpent-
entwined staff.

BMC 321; Weber 5225; Fritze 9 in Nomisma 2; SNG Tuebingen 
2488; Hunter 64; SNG von Aulock 1414 and 7514.

(Caracalla prayed here for relief of nightmares & physical 
ailments. Mind you, he deserved to have the nightmares
for murdering his little brother.)

Rare.

With permission of TimeLine Auctions 
(www.timelineauctions.com), March. 2018