Object numberCC59.2.0332
sestertius, Roman Empire, Gaius, 37-38 CE
Date37-38 CE
Emperor
Gaius
CultureRoman
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 3.5 cm, 29.73 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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The laureate 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
S P Q R / P P / OB CIVES / SERVATOS is inscribed in four lines in an oak-wreath.
SENATUS POPULUSQUE ROMANUS PATER PATRIAE OB CIVES SERVATOS
S P Q R P P OB CIVES SERVATOS
The Senate and the Roman people. Father of the fatherland on account of the citizens having been saved.
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