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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.102
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
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21039

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.26 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT
  • Reverse Inscription: Above, VESTA; in field, to either side, S - C

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I (2) Gaius [Caligula] 38; BMC 46

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.102
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Gaius [Caligula] l.; around, clockwise, C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT. Border of dots.
Rev.: Vesta, veiled and draped, seated l. on ornamental throne, holding patera in r. hand and long transverse scepter in l. hand; above, VESTA; in field, to either side, S - C. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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