Gold aurei of the Twelve Caesars
Six aurei mounted with 6 oblong amethysts en cabochon in a nineteenth century gold bracelet; aureus of Augustus (the 12 Caesars of Suetonius: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian); Minted in Rome.
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Six aurei mounted with 6 oblong amethysts en cabochon in a nineteenth century gold bracelet; aureus of Augustus (the 12 Caesars of Suetonius: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian); Minted in Rome.
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Title: Gold aurei of the Twelve Caesars
Period: Early Imperial, Flavian
Date: ca. 69–96 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Gold, amethyst
Dimensions:
7 5/8 × 15/16 in. (19.4 × 2.4 cm)
Height (setting of amethyst): 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Classification: Coins
Credit Line: Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1967
Accession Number: 67.265.8a–f
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