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Object Type
Museum number: R.6465
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Bust of Agrippina, draped, right; her hair knotted in a long plait at the back. (obverse); Carpentum drawn left by two mules; the cover supported by standing figures at the corners and with decorated side panels. (reverse)
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Cultures/periods
Production date: 37-41
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Diameter: 35 millimetres; Weight: 26.39 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Caligula appointed an annual day of remembrance when his mother Agrippina's image would be paraded in a covered carriage.
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (84, p.159); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (55, p.112) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: royal/imperial; cart/wagon; equestrian
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Agrippina the Elder; Named in inscription: Gaius (Caligula)
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.6465
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (159) (84)

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