1942.176.99: Sestertius of Gaius (Caligula) in honor of Agrippina the Elder, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1942.176.99

People

Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
Agrippina The Elder, Roman (r. c. 14 BCE - 33 CE)

Title

Sestertius of Gaius (Caligula) in honor of Agrippina 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 Imperial

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/180961

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

29.37 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

sestertius

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI
• Reverse Inscription: S P Q R MEMORIAE AGRIPPINAE

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RIC I 2, 55 p. 112

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine

Accession Year

1942

Object Number

1942.176.99

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Bust of Agrippina r., draped, hair falling in queue down her neck; around, AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI.
Rev.: Carpentum drawn l. by two mules, the cover supported by standing figures at the corners, with ornamented side; above, S P Q R; high l. in field, [M]EMORIAE | [AG]RIPPINAE.

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