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Sestertius with Pietas seated, struck under Gaius (Caligula)
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 40–41
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 26.73 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.1441
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Pietas (or Concordia) seated, left, patera in right hand, left arm on tiny figure as support.
CCAESARDIVIAVGPRONAVGPMTRPIIIIPP
In exergue: PIETAS
Reverse: Caligula sacrificing before temple of Divus Augustus.
At left and right: DIVO AVG/ S C
CCAESARDIVIAVGPRONAVGPMTRPIIIIPP
In exergue: PIETAS
Reverse: Caligula sacrificing before temple of Divus Augustus.
At left and right: DIVO AVG/ S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; December 14, 1960: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 80.00