Harvard Art Museums > 1972.245: Aureus of Caligula, Lugdunum Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Aureus of Caligula, Lugdunum (Caligula)(Agrippina The Elder) , 1972.245,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/195976. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1972.245 People Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE) Agrippina The Elder, Roman (r. c. 14 BCE - 33 CE) Title Aureus of Caligula, Lugdunum Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 37 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul) Period Roman Imperial period, Early Culture Roman Imperial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/195976 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 7.86 g Die Axis 10 Denomination aureus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: C CAESAR AVG GERM PM TR POT Reverse Inscription: AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC I 2, 7 p. 108; BMC 7 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins Accession Year 1972 Object Number 1972.245 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Bare head of Gaius (Caligula) r.; around, C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT. Rev.: Bust of Agrippina, draped, r., her hair falling in queue down her neck; around, AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM. Publication History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), p.148 Mary T. Boatwright, Imperial Women of Rome: Power, Gender, Context, Oxford University Press (NY) (New York, 2021), p. 101, ill. 3.3 Exhibition History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973 Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008 Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013 Subjects and Contexts Ancient Coins Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
