1976.40.392: Dupondius of Caligula, Rome
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.40.392
- People
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Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
- Title
- Dupondius of Caligula, 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 Imperial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/180334
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 13.84 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- dupondius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: GERMANICVS CAESAR
- Reverse Inscription: SIGNIS RECEPT | DEVICTIS GERM | S C
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RIC I 2, 57 p. 112; BMC 160
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.40.392
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Germanicus, bare-headed and cloaked, stg. in ornamented slow quadriga r., l. hand holding eagle-tipped scepter; across field, GERMANICVS | CAESAR.
Rev.: Germanicus, bare-headed and cuirassed with tunic, stg. l., r. hand raised, l. holding aquila; to l. and r., [SI]GNIS-RECEPT | [DE]VICTIS-GERM | S-C.
Verification Level
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