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Bronze sestertius of Gaius (Caligula)

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Bronze sestertius of Gaius (Caligula)

Period:: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
Date:: A.D. 37–41
Culture:: Roman
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: Diam.: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Classification:: Coins
Credit Line:: Gift of Joseph H. Durkee, 1899
Accession Number:: 99.35.448

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 166

Description

C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, head of emperor/S P Q R P P OB CIVES SERVATOS in oak wreath
Rome
See also
What
Metal (59,364)

Copper alloy (16,630)

Bronze (11,628)

Money (1,661)

Coins (1,631)

Sestertii (16)
Where
Roman Empire (5,259)
When
A.D. 1-500 (6,201)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,329)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Italian Peninsula, 1–500A.D.

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