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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.172
People
Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
In the name of Germanicus, Roman (r. 14 - 19 CE)
Title
As of Caligula, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
37-38 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186225

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.43 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVGVST F DIVI AVG N
  • Reverse Inscription: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT; S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 35 p. 110; BMC 49

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
2008.115.172
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Germanicus l.; around, GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVGVST F DIVI AVG N.
Rev.: S C; around, C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT.

Verification Level

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