Sestertius of C. Caesar Augustus Germanicus ("Caligula"), Emperor of Rome from Rome Yale University Art Gallery

37–38

Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 26.18 g, 6:00, 35 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.87.5447
Geography: Made in Rome
Culture: Roman
Period: 1st century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatic details

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Laureate head of Caligula l.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: ADLOCVT Caligula, togate, standing l. on platform, extending r. hand in gesture of address; behind, low stool; in front, five soldiers, helmeted and holding shields and parazonia, four also carrying an aquila; in exergue, COH

Provenance

Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, copper, money, sestertii

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