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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.46
People
Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 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/188226

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.79 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
as
Date on Object
TR POT
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT starting low
  • inscription: reverse: VESTA above
    SC large, l. and r. in field
  • Obverse Inscription: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT
  • Reverse Inscription: VESTA; S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 38 p. 111

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Harvard College Library, Gift of the American Antiquarian Society, 1908
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.46
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Gaius (Caligula) l.; around, C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT.
Rev.: Vesta, veiled and draped, seated l. on ornamental throne, r. hand holding patera, l. long transverse scepter; above, VESTA; to l. and r., S-C.

Verification Level

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