Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gaius (Caligula)

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Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gaius (Caligula)

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Date
37-38
Medium
Silver
Culture
Lyon
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
5606

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The front of this coin portrays the Roman Emperor Gaius (Caligula), facing to the right. An inscription that begins in the lower right edge and moves around the outward edge of the coin reads: C.CAESAR.AVG.GERM.P.M.TR.POT. The back of this coins portrays the head of Germanicus, facing to the right. An inscription that begins in the lower right edge and moves around the outward edge of the coin reads: GERMANICVS.CAES.P.C.CAES.AVG.GERM.

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Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Provenance
Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

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AAT300037334

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