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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.627
People
Issued by P. Vipsanius Agrippa, Roman
Struck under Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
Title
Coin of Corinth, P. Vipsanius Agrippa under Caligula
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 37-38 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179367

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.68 g
Die Axis
5
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, C CAESAR - AVGVS
  • Reverse Inscription: Beneath, COR; around, clockwise, P VIPSANIO AGRIPPA IIV(I)(R)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC 1172

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.627
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Caligula l.; around, clockwise, [C CAES]AR - AVGVS.
Rev.: Pegasus flying r.; beneath, COR; around, clockwise, [P VIPS]ANIO AGRIPPA II[V(I)(R)].

Verification Level

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