Object numberCC59.2.0328
dupondius, Roman Empire, Gaius, 40 CE
Date40 CE
Emperor
Gaius
CultureItalian
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 2.88 cm, 10.54 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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Germanicus is bare-headed and cloaked, and is standing within a decorated quadriga, holding a sceptre with an eagle atop it. GERMANICUS CAESAR is inscribed in two lines.
GERMANICUS CAESAR
GERMANICUS CAESAR
Germanicus Caesar ( the emperor's father)
Germanicus is bare-headed, standing to the left, with his right arm raised and holding an aquila in his left hand. SIGNIS DEVICTIS and S are written to the left of the Germanicus figure, in three lines, and RECEPT GERM C are in three lines to the right.
SIGNIS RECEPTIS, DEVICTIS GERMANICIS, SENATUS CONSULTO
SIGNIS RECEPT, DEVICTIS GERM, S C
With the standards recovered, with the Germans conquered. By decree of the senate.
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