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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.24 g). Rome mint. P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Struck 19 BC. Bare head right / Six-rayed star above crescent. RIC I 300; RSC 495.
CNAEUS POMPEY JUNIOR, son of Pompey the Great. 46-45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.01 gm). Spanish mint. M POBLICI LEG PRO PR, helmeted head of Roma right / CN MAGNVS IMP, Hispania standing right, holding shield and two spears, presenting palm to Cn. Pompey who is standing left on prow. Crawford 469/1a; CRI 48; Sydenham 1035; RSC 1 (Pompey the Great).
Following the battle of Thapsus in the spring of 46 BC, Julius Caesar returned to Rome to celebrate a series of triumphs. That September, Caesar set out for Spain in what would be his final campaign. Here the sons of Pompey the Great, Cnaeus and Sextus, had rallied the remains of the African forces to make one last stand against the victorius dictator. The forces met at Munda in March of 45 BC and the Pompeians were defeated, thus ending the first series of civil wars. Cnaeus was captured and executed, but Sextus escaped and survived to become a problem for the Second Triumvirate. This coin was issued by Marcus Poblicius, legatus pro praetore to Cnaeus, to pay the legions under his command in Spain.
English: Portrait of Agrippina Minor. Luni marble, Roman artwork of the late Claudian period. From Ostia Antica.
Français : Portrait d'Agrippine la Jeune. Marbre de Luni, œuvre romaine de la fin de la période claudienne. Provenance : Ostia Antica.
Italiano: Ritratto di Agrippina Minore. Marmo lunense, opera romana della tarda età claudia. Da Ostia Antica.
Accession number Inv. 56964
Location Ground floor, gallery
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2009)
SPAIN, Osset. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ 28mm (9.47 g, 12h). Bare head of Augustus(?) right / Nude male figure standing left, holding bunch of grapes. RPC 58.Bare head of Augustus(?) right / Nude male figure standing left, holding bunch of grapes. RPC 58.
English: Bust of Domitian. Pentelic marble, second part of Domitian's reign (81-96 CE). From the area of the Via Principe Amedeo on the Esquiline, 1898.
Français : Buste de Domitien. Marbre du Pentélique, seconde moitié du règne de Domitien (81-96 ap. J.-C.). Découvert aux alentours de la Via principe Amedeo, sur l'Esquilin, 1898.
Italiano: Ritratto di Domiziano. Marmo pentelico, seonda parte del regno di Domiziano (81-96 d.C.). Dalla Via Principe Amedeo, Esquilino, 1898.
Accession number MC 1156
Location Palazzo dei Conservatori, first floor, gallery
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)
Alfred-Louis Vigny Jacomin 'A Fine Blade', 1873, The Grohmann Museum, 'Man at Work' collection, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ROMAN SARDONYX CAMEO PORTRAIT OF A JULIO-CLAUDIAN PRINCE
Circa Early 1st Century A.D.
The oval stone with a white upper layer on a pale red ground, sculpted with a veiled head of a Julio-Claudian prince in profile to the right, the veil pulled up over the back of his head and behind his ear, depicted with characteristic short curly locks and classicizing features; mounted in a modern gold ring
15/16 in. (2.4 cm) long
Educational Use only.
Bridle ornament inscribed PLINIO PRAEFECTO, found at Castra Vetera legionary base (Xanten, Germany), believed to have belonged to Pliny the Elder (AD 23-79) when he was a praefectus alae (commander of a cavalry regiment) in Germania Inferior (52-54). Pliny was a hereditary Roman knight of the imperial era who became celebrated for his writings on natural history. He had also a distinguished career as a public servant, in a series of posts reserved for equestrians: he served as a military officer in ca. 44-54, as procurator Augusti in two provinces in the period 70-77 and then as a secretary of state in Rome to his friend emperor Vespasian. By 79, he was praefectus classis (admiral) at Misenum in the bay of Naples. In that year, the nearby volcano Mt Vesuvius erupted, burying the surrounding towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. From his base across the bay, Pliny led out his fleet to rescue survivors trapped on the shore beneath Vesuvius. But after reaching port at Stabiae, he was prevented from putting to sea again by a strong inshore gale and, while awaiting a change of weather, Pliny died on a nearby beach from inhaling toxic gases.[1]. British Museum, London.
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Head of the emperor August.
Marble. Ca. 41—54 A.D.
Inv. No. Cp 6363 (Ma 1246).
Paris, Louvre Museum.
educational use only
Earl Gessert 'Untitled', ca. 1960's, The Grohmann Museum, 'Man at Work' collection, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea-Eusebia. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.62 g, 12h). Laureate head left / DE BRITANNIS in exergue, Claudius in triumphal quadriga right, holding scepter. RPC 3625; Sydenham, Caesarea, 55; RIC I 122 . courtesy cngcoins.com
The didrachm was introduced during the reign of Claudius. The reverse type portrays a powerful piece of political propaganda; namely, Claudius returning triumphantly from Britain.
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (3.64 g, 5h). Rome mint. L. Aquillius Florus, moneyer. Struck 19/8 BC. Bare head right / Soldier (Mn. Aquillius) standing left, holding shield and raising female figure (Sicilia). RIC I 310; RSC 366; BMCRE 49-50 = BMCRR Rome 4556-4557; BN 187-189.
If you are interested in Julio Claudian Iconography and portrait study you may enjoy these two links:
Julio Claudian Iconographic Association- Joe Geranio- Administrator at groups.yahoo.com/group/julioclaudian/
The Portraiture of Caligula- Joe Geranio- Administrator- at
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It was begun by Caligula on the property of his mother Agrippina on the Ager Vaticanus (today's rione of Borgo), and finished by Nero. The circus building's alignment is the same on the same axis as both new and old St Peter's to the left as you look at the western front from the piazza.
If you are interested in Julio Claudian Iconography and portrait study you may enjoy these two links:
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REPUBLICAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A YOUTH
The face framed by a full head of roughly worked curls, the features sensitively carved.
Cf. Aquileia, Catalogo delle Sculture Romane, Rome 1972, nos. 90-92.
Ex Parisian collection, acquired from Galerie Serres, Paris.
Central Italy, 3rd-1st Century BC
H. 10 in. (25.5 cm.)
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Anonymous 'Steelworker Straightening Hot Plate', The Grohmann Museum, 'Man at Work' collection, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
LYDIA, Tralles. Vedius Pollio. Legate of Asia, circa 29/8-27 BC. Æ (18mm, 6.90 g, 12h). Menandros, son of Parrhasios, magistrate. Bare head of Vedius Pollio right / Laureate head of Zeus right. RPC I 2635; SNG München 718; SNG Copenhagen 688; BMC 76-8
An equestrian and confidant of Augustus, Vedius Pollio seems to have had an important administrative career, serving in the restoration of a proconsular government in Asia and possibly even in the refoundation of Tralles as Caesarea. However, his personal cruelty, especially toward slaves, more than matches his public deeds, as he is said to have thrown slaves with whom he was displeased into a pool of lampreys which he kept for such acts. cngcoins.com
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.12 g). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 9-14. Laureate head right / Front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, flanked by nude male figures; to left and right, Victories on columns, facing one another. RIC I 231a; BMCRE 565; BN 1695; Cohen 236.
THRACE, Perinthus. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Time of Claudius or Nero, circa AD 41-68. Æ 23mm (5.28 g). Wreathed and draped bust of Dionysos right; thyrsos before / Hera of Samos advancing right. RPC 1764 corr. (description of Hera); Schönert, Perinthe, 81 (same dies).
If you are interested in Julio Claudian Iconography and portrait study you may enjoy these two links:
Julio Claudian Iconographic Association- Joe Geranio- Administrator at groups.yahoo.com/group/julioclaudian/
The Portraiture of Caligula- Joe Geranio- Administrator- at
Both are non-profit sites and for educational use only.
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.89 g, 6h). Spanish mint (Emerita?). Struck 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Round shield inscribed S • P • Q • R/CL • V in two lines. RIC I 42a; RSC 294.
ROMAN REPUBLICAN MARBLE HEAD OF A FEMALE
Her himation over her head.
Mid-to-Late 1st Century BC
H. 10 1/8 in. (25.8 cm.)
Art of the Ancient World, 2003, no. 23
Art of the Ancient World, 1992, no. 38
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ROMAN REPUBLICAN MARBLE HEAD OF A FEMALE
Her himation over her head.
Mid-to-Late 1st Century BC
H. 10 1/8 in. (25.8 cm.)
Art of the Ancient World, 2003, no. 23
Art of the Ancient World, 1992, no. 38
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Retrato de Agrippina Maior, nieta del emperador Augusto. Encontrado en el foro.
Siglo I d. C.
Segóbriga
Unknown
Parthian, 100 - 1 B.C.
Gilt silver, semiprecious stones, garnet, and glass
86.AM.754
A large rhyton and four bowls or cups form a group of silver vessels. The rhyton and bowls were made around the same time, but they come from different areas of the Near East. While most of the vessels are Parthian, the deep cup with relief decoration appears to have originated in Bactria. In the first century B.C., the main East-West trade route ran through Bactria and Parthia. The cup, therefore, probably reached Parthia as a trade item. Although the vessels were not made as a set, they appear to have been gathered together in antiquity, not just assembled by a collector in modern times. The green oxidation pattern on the horn of the rhyton suggests that it was buried with the shallow bowl upside down on top of it. The vessels formed part of the tableware of a rich nobleman. These were drinking vessels, which he would have used on special occasions with similarly elaborate serving vessels. This silver may have been buried with the owner upon his death, or the pieces might have been buried as a hoard in a time of danger and not subsequently reclaimed.
If you are interested in Julio Claudian Iconography and portrait study you may enjoy these two links:
Julio Claudian Iconographic Association- Joe Geranio- Administrator at groups.yahoo.com/group/julioclaudian/
The Portraiture of Caligula- Joe Geranio- Administrator- at
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CILICIA, Augusta. Julia Augusta (Livia). Augusta, AD 14-29. Æ 23mm (7.65 g, 12h). Draped bust right / Tyche seated right, holding grain ears; river-god swimming right below. RPC I 4013; SNG Levante 1238; SNG France -.
www.mart.trento.it/antonellodamessina
Il Mart di Rovereto propone un’indagine articolata e uno sguardo originale sulla figura del grande pittore del Quattrocento e sul suo tempo, attraverso lo studio degli intrecci storico-artistici e delle controversie ancora aperte, presentati in questa sede come punti di forza attraverso i quali approfondire nuovi percorsi di interpretazione critica.
Il progetto espositivo, a cura di Ferdinando Bologna e Federico De Melis, ha l’ambizione di ricostruire l’ampia scena storica e geografica dalla quale emerge l’eccezionale individualità di Antonello: un pittore che, a metà del Quattrocento, si fa interprete di un fermento creativo mediterraneo ed europeo incentrato sull’incontro-scontro tra la civiltà fiamminga e quella italiana.
Photo by Fernando Guerra
Johann Friedrich Reusch 'Iron Ore Miner from the Siegerlan, Germany', the Grohmann Museum roof top sculptures, 'Man at Work' collection, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
www.mart.trento.it/antonellodamessina
Il Mart di Rovereto propone un’indagine articolata e uno sguardo originale sulla figura del grande pittore del Quattrocento e sul suo tempo, attraverso lo studio degli intrecci storico-artistici e delle controversie ancora aperte, presentati in questa sede come punti di forza attraverso i quali approfondire nuovi percorsi di interpretazione critica.
Il progetto espositivo, a cura di Ferdinando Bologna e Federico De Melis, ha l’ambizione di ricostruire l’ampia scena storica e geografica dalla quale emerge l’eccezionale individualità di Antonello: un pittore che, a metà del Quattrocento, si fa interprete di un fermento creativo mediterraneo ed europeo incentrato sull’incontro-scontro tra la civiltà fiamminga e quella italiana.
Photo by Fernando Guerra
www.mart.trento.it/antonellodamessina
Il Mart di Rovereto propone un’indagine articolata e uno sguardo originale sulla figura del grande pittore del Quattrocento e sul suo tempo, attraverso lo studio degli intrecci storico-artistici e delle controversie ancora aperte, presentati in questa sede come punti di forza attraverso i quali approfondire nuovi percorsi di interpretazione critica.
Il progetto espositivo, a cura di Ferdinando Bologna e Federico De Melis, ha l’ambizione di ricostruire l’ampia scena storica e geografica dalla quale emerge l’eccezionale individualità di Antonello: un pittore che, a metà del Quattrocento, si fa interprete di un fermento creativo mediterraneo ed europeo incentrato sull’incontro-scontro tra la civiltà fiamminga e quella italiana.
Photo by Fernando Guerra
AUGUSTUS. 27 BC-14 AD. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.86 gm, 5h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-4 AD. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES in exergue, Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, shield and spears between them; simpulum and lituus above. RIC I 206; BMCRE 515; Cohen 42; Calicó 176a.
Julius Caesar. 49-48 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.01 g, 2h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49.
IONIA, Smyrna. Tiberius. 14-37 AD. Æ 22mm (5.66 gm, 11h). P. Petronius, proconsul and Hieronymus, strategus. Struck 29-35 AD. Diademed and draped bust of Senate right vis-à-vis draped bust of Julia Augusta (Livia) left, wearing stephane / Statue of Tiberius as pontifex standing facing within tetrastyle temple set on three-tiered base; shield within pediment. RPC I 2469; Klose Series A (Einenhalbe), - (V-/R27; unlisted obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 1339.