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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
R.6432
Denomination
sestertius
Description
Copper alloy coin.
(whole)
Head of Gaius, laureate, left.
(obverse)
The three sisters of Gaius, standing facing, draped; on left, Agrippina (as Securitas), head right, holding cornucopia in right hand, resting right hand on column and left hand on Drusilla's shoulder; in centre, Drusilla (as Concordia), head left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left; on right, Julia (as Fortuna), head left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Gaius (Caligula)
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
37-38
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Materials
copper alloy
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Diameter:
35 millimetres
Weight:
29.16 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius
(37, p.152)
PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498.
(384)
RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1
(33, p.110)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
2021 May 27-Oct 24, London, BM SEG, Nero
Subjects
emperor/empress
royal/imperial
allegory/personification
classical deity
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Gaius (Caligula)
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Agrippina the Younger
Representation of:
Securitas
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Julia Drusilla
Representation of:
Concordia
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Julia Livilla
Representation of:
Tyche/Fortuna
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
R.6432
C&M catalogue number
RE1
(152)
(37)