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Object Type
Museum number: R.6458
Denomination: as
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Head of Gaius, bare, left. (obverse); Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on ornamental throne, holding patera in right hand and long transverse sceptre in left. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 40-41
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 7 o'clock; Diameter: 28 millimetres; Weight: 11.03 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: The state cult of Vesta had an association with the emperor as Pontifex Maximus.
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (73, p.158); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (54, p.111) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Gaius (Caligula); Named in inscription & portrayed: Hestia/Vesta
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.6458
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (158) (73)

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