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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.45.11
People
Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Dupondius of Gaius (Caligula), Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
37-41 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196113

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.51 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
dupondius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [DIV]VS AVGVSTVS in arc above
    SC large l. and r. in field
  • inscription: reverse: [CONSENSV SENAT] ET EQ ORDIN [PQR] starting low l.
  • Obverse Inscription: DIVVS AVGVSTVS; S C
  • Reverse Inscription: CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 56 p. 112; BMC 88-92

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.45.11
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Radiate head of Augustus l.; around, [DIV]VS AVGVSTVS; in field, [S] - C.
Rev.: Augustus (?), laureate and togate, seated l. on curule chair, r. hand holding branch, l. hand against side; around, [CONSENSV SENAT] ET EQ ORDIN P Q [R].

Verification Level

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