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Both sides of an irregularly shaped greenish bronze coin with relief decoration on each side.

On 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
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
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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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