Object numberCC59.2.0333
as, Roman Empire, Gaius, 37-38 CE
Date37-38 CE
Emperor
Gaius
CultureRoman
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 2.91 cm, 11.17 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
Classification(s)
Denomination
Language
Minting Location
Region
The bare head of Gaius is facing left, and C CAESAR AUG GERMANICUS PON M TR POT is inscribed around.
GAIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS PONTIFEX MAXIMUS TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE
C CAESAR AUG GERMANICUS PON M TR POT
Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, pontifex maximus, with tribunician power
Vesta, veiled and draped, is sitting on a decorated throne to the left, with a patera in her right hand and a long sceptre in her left. VESTA is inscribed above, S is inscribed to the left and C is inscribed to the right.
VESTA, SENATUS CONSULTO
VESTA S C
Vesta. By decree of the senate.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge.
To help improve this record, please email
loebcollections@vassar.edu
