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Coin of Smyrna with bust of Gaius (Caligula), struck under Menophanes
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 37–38
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Smyrna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 5.59 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.383
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Caligula right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left, draped bust of Agrippina facing bust of Germanicus at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left, draped bust of Agrippina facing bust of Germanicus at right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)