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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 55

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 55. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Gaius/Caligula. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Agrippina the Elder, right, her hair falling in queue down her neck, with the legend AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI.

The reverse shows carpentum, with ornamented cover and sides, drawn right by two mules, with the legend S P Q R MEMORIAE AGRIPPINAE.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
9
Catalogue references
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Historical context

Gaius, nicknamed Caligula, was the third Roman emperor, ruling from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He was the son of the general Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, a prominent granddaughter of Augustus who died in AD 33 following a bitter feud with Emperor Tiberius. Struck at the mint of Rome, this brass sestertius honours the memory of the emperor's late mother, whose remains had earlier been interred in the Mausoleum of Augustus.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Gaius/Caligula

Design

Obverse
Bust of Agrippina the Elder, right, her hair falling in queue down her neck
Reverse
Carpentum, with ornamented cover and sides, drawn right by two mules
Obverse legend
AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI
Reverse legend
S P Q R MEMORIAE AGRIPPINAE

Identification

Type reference
RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 55
Denomination and metal
Sestertius, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI
Reverse legend to match
S P Q R MEMORIAE AGRIPPINAE
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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