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Both sides of an irregularly shaped bronze coin with relief decoration on each side.

On the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a woman facing right, long hair braided into rows and swept to the right in the front, falling behind her neck, loose clothing draped around shoulders; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: A G R I P P I N A / M / F / M A T / C / C A E S A R I S / A V G V S T I. The other side of the coin depicts a two-wheeled carriage with an arched covering drawn by two mules facing left, the cover is supported by two figures at the corners; at the top, the Latin characters: S P Q R. Above the mules, the Latin characters: M E M O R I A E / A G R I P P I N A E.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.504.11
People
Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
Agrippina The Elder, Roman (r. c. 14 BCE - 33 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Caligula in the name of his mother Agrippina I, the Elder, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
37 - 41 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175509

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
28.73 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI
  • Reverse Inscription: SPQR MEMORIAE AGRIPPINAE

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Glendining, Oc. 21, 1947, lot ; Glendining, Mar 25, 1957, lot 577

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 18 p.112

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.504.11
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Draped bust of Agrippina the Elder to r., her long hair tied and falling in a braid behind her neck.
Rev.: Carpentum drawn by two mules, the cover supported by two figures at the corners.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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