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The Roman Collection of the Ashmolean Museum is one of the most important in the world with approximately 50,000 coins. The collection is very rich for all periods, from the early Roman Republic to the fall of the Roman Empire. Of particular strength is the exceptional coverage for the third and the fourth centuries AD. The collection contains more than 700 gold coins, most of them of astonishing quality, including the coins bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans. The collection is used worldwide as one of the ‘core collections’ for most research projects.

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87983)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Lugdunum (Lyon)

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS, Head of Caligula, bare, right

Reverse

Head of Augustus, radiate, right; in field, left and right, a star

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87984)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Lugdunum (Lyon)

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS, Head of Caligula, bare, right

Reverse

Head of Augustus, radiate, right; in field, left and right, a star

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87985)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Lugdunum (Lyon)

Denom.

Aureus

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, Head of Caligula, bare, right

Reverse

DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE, Head of Augustus, radiate, right

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87986)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Lugdunum (Lyon)

Denom.

Aureus

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, Head of Caligula, bare, right

Reverse

DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE, Head of Augustus, radiate, right

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87987)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Lugdunum (Lyon)

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, Head of Caligula, bare, right

Reverse

DIVVS [AVG PA]TER PATRIAE, Head of Augustus, radiate, right

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87990)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41, Agrippina the Elder

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS, Head of Caligula, laureate, right

Reverse

AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM, Bust of Agrippina, draped, right; her hair is waved from brow downwards and knotted in a long plait at back; one lock falls loose down neck

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87991)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41, Agrippina the Elder

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Aureus

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, Head of Caligula, laureate, right

Reverse

AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM, Bust of Agrippina, draped, right; her hair is waved from brow downwards and knotted in a long plait at back; one lock falls loose down neck

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87993)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41, Germanicus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM [P M] TR POT, Head of Caligula, laureate, right

Reverse

GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, Head of Germanicus, bare, right

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87994)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41, Germanicus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, Head of Caligula, laureate, right

Reverse

GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, Head of Germanicus, bare, right

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87995)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41, Germanicus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, Head of Caligula, laureate, right

Reverse

GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, Head of Germanicus, bare, right

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87996)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41, Germanicus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P[OT], Head of Caligula, laureate, right

Reverse

GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, Head of Germanicus, bare, right

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87997)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 37 – 41

Obverse

DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C, Head of Augustus, radiate, left

Reverse

CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R, Augustus (or Caligula), laureate and togate, seated, left, on curule chair, holding branch in right hand and resting left hand against side

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87998)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 37 – 41

Obverse

DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C, Head of Augustus, radiate, left

Reverse

CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R, Augustus (or Caligula), laureate and togate, seated, left, on curule chair, holding branch in right hand and resting left hand against side

Roman Imperial coin (HCR87999)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 37 – 41

Obverse

DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C, Head of Augustus, radiate, left

Reverse

CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R, Augustus (or Caligula), laureate and togate, seated, left, on curule chair, holding branch in right hand and resting left hand against side

Roman Imperial coin (HCR88000)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 37 – 41

Obverse

DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C, Head of Augustus, radiate, left

Reverse

CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R, Augustus (or Caligula), laureate and togate, seated, left, on curule chair, holding branch in right hand and resting left hand against side

Roman Imperial coin (HCR88001)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 37 – 41

Obverse

DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C, Head of Augustus, radiate, left

Reverse

CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R, Augustus (or Caligula), laureate and togate, seated, left, on curule chair, holding branch in right hand and resting left hand against side

Roman Imperial coin (HCR88002)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 37 – 41

Obverse

DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C, Head of Augustus, radiate, left

Reverse

[CONSENSV SENAT ET E]Q ORDIN P Q R, Augustus (or Caligula), laureate and togate, seated, left, on curule chair, holding branch in right hand and resting left hand against side

Roman Imperial coin (HCR88003)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Augustus, 27 BC – AD 14, Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dupondius

Dating

AD 37 – 41

Obverse

DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C, Head of Augustus, radiate, left

Reverse

CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R, Augustus (or Caligula), laureate and togate, seated, left, on curule chair, holding branch in right hand and resting left hand against side

Roman Imperial coin (HCR88004)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, Head of Caligula, bare, left

Reverse

VESTA S C, Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on throne with ornamented back and legs, holding patera in right hand and long transverse sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR88005)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Dating

AD 37 – 38

Obverse

C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, Head of Caligula, bare, left

Reverse

VESTA S C, Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on throne with ornamented back and legs, holding patera in right hand and long transverse sceptre in left