2008.115.173: As of Gaius (Caligula) in the name of his father Germanicus, Rome
CoinsOn the side of the coin on the left is the well-worn bust of a man facing left, short tendrils of curly hair frame his face; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: G E R M A N I C v S / C A E S A R / T I / A V G / F D I V I / A V G / N. The other side of the coin depicts the large letters S and C centered; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: T I / C L A V D I V S / C A E S A R / A V G / G E R M / P / M / T R / C / P / I M P / P P.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.115.173
- People
-
Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
Germanicus, Roman (r. 14 - 19 CE)
- Title
- As of Gaius (Caligula) in the name of his father Germanicus, Rome
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 40 - 41 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Early
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/186226
Location
- Location
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Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
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Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 10.04 g
- Die Axis
- 7
- Denomination
- as
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: GERMANICvS.CAESAR.TI .AVG F DIVI.AVG.N
- Reverse Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR C P IMP PP around S C
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RIC I 2. 50 p. 111
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
- 2008.115.173
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Bare head of Germanicus l.
Rev.: inscription around S - C
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050
Verification Level
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