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As of Caligula

Roman (Artist)
37-38 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Head of Caligula, bare, left; beaded border; Reverse: Vesta, enthroned, left, holding patera (ceremonial dish) and scepter.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] C(aius) CAESAR AVG(ustus) GERMANICVS PON(tifex) M(aximus) TR(ibuniciae) POT(estate) [Translation] Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, pontifex maximus, with tribunician power [Inscription, Latin; reverse] VESTA; in field, S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] Vesta; by senatorial decree

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.93 cm); axis: 7:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.626

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