2005.72: Sestertius of Gaius (Caligula) in honor of Augustus, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2005.72

People

Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)

Title

Sestertius of Gaius (Caligula) in honor of Augustus, Rome

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

40-41 CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)

Period

Roman Imperial period, Early

Culture

Roman Imperial

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/50150

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

32.49 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

sestertius

Date on Object

TR P IIII

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: C CAESAR DIV[I AVG PR]ON AVG P M TR P IIII P P; PIETAS (ex.)
• Reverse Inscription: DIVO AVG; S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RIC I 2, 51 p. 111; BMC I, p.157, no. 69

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule, III

Accession Year

2005

Object Number

2005.72

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Pietas, veiled and draped, seated l., r. hand holding patera, l. arm resting on small facing figure, draped, on basis; around, C CAESAR DIV[I AVG PR]ON AVG P M TR P IIII P P; in exergue, PIETAS.
Rev.: Hexastyle garlanded temple surmounted by quadriga, before which Gaius (Caligula), veiled and togate, sacrifices with patera over garlanded altar; one attendant leads bull to the altar, a second holds patera; to l. and r., DIVO-AVG | S-C.

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