Bronze medallion of Caracalla, Perinthus in Thrace, undated, 211-17 A.D.
AΥTK MAΥ P C COYHP ANTΩNINOC AVΓ; Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla r., holding spear in l. hand, and with head of Medusa on cuirass.
ΠEΡINΘIΩN NEΩKOΡΩN; Hercules running r., grasping the Ceryneian hind by its antlers.
Schönert-Geiss 612; Voegtli p.25, 3l, 13d and pl. 3, l
Picture credit: Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG (Auction 59), 4.4.2011, lot 1058
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