Coin of Aspurgus | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1997.260.253
People: Aspurgus (r. 14 - 37)
Caligula, Roman (r. 37 - 41 CE)
Title: Coin of Aspurgus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 14 - 37 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Cimmerian Bosporus
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/212720

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

6.43 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: GAIOU KAISAROS GERMANIKOU
Reverse Inscription: IB

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Zograph pl. XLV-17; SNGPushkin 1403ff.; cf. RPC I 1904

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year: 1997
Object Number: 1997.260.253
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Caligula?, r.
Reverse: Head of Aspurgus r., diademed.; to l., monogram (BAR with horizontal line and small arc above); to r., IB

Verification Level

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1997.260.253: Coin of Aspurgus