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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.129
People
Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
Agrippa, Roman (held office c. 40 -12 BCE)
Title
As 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/196286

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.21 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: M AGRIPPA L F COS III l. up, r. down
  • inscription: reverse: SC large, l. and r. in field
  • Obverse Inscription: M AGRIPPA L F COS III
  • Reverse Inscription: S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 58 p. 112; BMCRE 161-168, cxxxiii

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.129
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Agrippa l., wearing rostral crown; around, M AGRIPPA L F COS III.
Rev.: Neptune standing l., cloaked, r. hand holding small dolphin, l. hand vertical trident; to l. and r., S-C.

Verification Level

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