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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.100
People
Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
Portrait of Agrippa, Roman (held office c. 40 -12 BCE)
Title
As of 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
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21071

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.45 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, M AGRIPPA L F COS III
  • Reverse Inscription: 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] 58; BMC (Tib.) 161

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
2005.115.100
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, clockwise, M AGRIPPA L F COS III. Border of dots.
Rev.: Neptune standing l., cloaked, holding small dolphin in r. hand and vertical trident in l. hand; to either side, S - C. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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