Dupondius of Caligula, Rome | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.115.176
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/186179

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

12.17 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, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year: 2008
Object Number: 2008.115.176
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, GERMANICV[S] | CAESAR.
Rev.: Germanicus, bare-headed and cuirassed with tunic, stg. l., r. hand raised, l. hand holding aquila; to l. and r., SIGNIS-RECEPT | DEVICTIS-GERM | S-C.

Verification Level

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