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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.633
People
Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
Germanicus, Roman (r. 14 - 19 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/180751

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.16 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
dupondius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • 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 94

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.633
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
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. hand holding aquila; to l. and r., SIGNIS-REC[EPT] | DEVICT-GERM | S-C.

Verification Level

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