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Nero Claudius Drusus. Died 9 BC. Æ Sestertius (37mm, 28.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 50-54. Bare head left / Claudius seated left on curule chair, holding branch in right hand; weapons and armor around. RIC I 109 (Claudius).
AV-Aureus, 50/54, Rom; 7.48 g. Kopf r. mit Lorbeerkranz//Drapierte Büste r. mit Ährenkranz. BMC 72; Calico 396; Coh. 3; RIC² 80.
Julius Caesar. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.58 g, 9h). January-February 44 BC. P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate head right; eight-rayed star to left / Venus standing left, holding Victory and scepter set on star. Crawford 480/5b; Alföldi Type V, 103 (A12/R38); CRI 106a; Sydenham 1071; RSC 41.
Domitian. AD 81-96. AV Aureus (7.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 92-94. Bare head right / Domitian in quadriga left, holding branch and scepter. RIC II 749; Calicó 853. Good VF, a short, light scratch on reverse. Bold portrait.
Domitian always stood in the shadow of his father and elder brother. Vespasian and Titus had been heaped with military and civic honors throughout their long and distinguished careers. When he became emperor in AD 81, Domitian sought to gain the glory that would equal or exceed that his father and brother had won in the Jewish War, and launched a series of moderately successful campaigns against the Germans and Dacians. This aureus proclaims him as Germanicus, a title he had assumed about a decade earlier, and serves as a memoir of his triumph in AD 89. cngcoins.com reserved.
Procede de Tivoli de la Villa de Adriano.
Del siglo II a. C. atribuido a Sosos.
Sala de las palomas.
Palacio Nuevo.
Museos Capitolinos.
Roma
SYRTICA, Leptis Magna. Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ “Sestertius” (38mm, 29.34 g, 3h). Struck under Tiberius, AD 14-37. DIVOS AVGV [STVS], laureate head right; eight-rayed star above / LPQY in neo-Punic across field, Dionysus-Shadrapha standing left, holding cantharus in extended right hand and thyrsus over left shoulder; at feet behind, panther standing left, head right, with left forepaw raised. RPC I 848; MAA 17; Müller, Afrique 21; SNG Copenhagen 17.
Head of the emperor August.
Marble. Ca. 41—54 A.D.
Inv. No. Cp 6363 (Ma 1246).
Paris, Louvre Museum.
educational use only
MYSIA, Pergamum. Germanicus & Drusus. Caesars, 15 BC-AD 19, and AD 19-23, respectively. Æ (17mm, 3.47 g, 12h). Bare head of Germanicus right / Bare head of Drusus right. RPC I 2367; SNG France 1247-8. cngcoins.com
Antonia Minor. Augusta, AD 37 and 41. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 13.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 41-42. Draped bust right / Claudius standing left, holding simpulum. RIC I 92; von Kaenel Type 59. cngcoins.com
Gerhard Adole Janench 'Foundry Worker with Ladle', The Grohmann Museum roof top sculptures, 'Man at Work' collection, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero, with Poppaea. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.51 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 63/4). Radiate head of Nero right / Draped bust of Poppaea right; L I (date) before. Köln 157; Dattari (Savio) 196; K&G 14.78; RPC I 5275. cngcoins.com
Unknown
Roman, Asia Minor, about A.D. 40
Marble
16 15/16 in.
72.AA.155
The Roman emperor Gaius, more commonly known by his nickname Caligula, ruled from A.D. 37 to 41 and was extremely unpopular. In fact, after he was murdered, almost all portraits of him were destroyed.
The Romans had a long tradition of portraiture, but portraits of emperors had a specific propaganda function beyond that of ordinary portraits. The actual appearance of the individual was combined with the political message that the portrait was meant to convey. Portraits of Caligula show a young man with a high forehead, small mouth, and thin lips. He is identifiable as an individual, yet his hairstyle copies that of the emperor Augustus, making a deliberate allusion to his dynastic connection and his right to rule.
The depiction of the emperor in these official portraits bears no resemblance to the unpleasant descriptions of Caligula provided by Roman writers such as Suetonius:
Height: tall -- Complexion: pallid -- Body: hairy and badly built -- Neck: thin -- Legs: spindling -- Eyes: sunken -- Temples: hollow -- Forehead: broad and forbidding -- Scalp: almost hairless, especially on top. Because of his baldness and hairiness he announced that it was a capital offense either for anyone to look down on him as he passed or to mention goats in any context.
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.
K. Vierneisel – P. Zanker, Die Bildnisse des Augustus. Ausstellungskat. München (1979) 96. 118 Cat. no. 10, 7;
J. Inan – E. Alföldi-Rosenbaum, Römische und frühbyzantinische Porträtplastik aus der Türkei. Neue Funde (Mainz 1979) 69 f. Cat. no. 16 Pl. 13, 3. 4; 14, 2. 3;
H. Jucker, Iulisch-claudische Kaiser- und Prinzenporträts als \"Palimpseste\", JdI 96, 1981, 276;
J. Frel – S. Knudsen Morgan, Roman Portraits in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Ausstellungskat. Tulsa (1981) 38 f. 123 Cat. no. 24;
D. Hertel, Caligula-Bildnisse vom Typus Fasanerie in Spanien. Ein archäologischer Beitrag zur Geschichte des Kaisers Caius, MM 23, 1982, 272 Cat. no. 24;
A.-K. Massner, Bildnisangleichung. Untersuchungen zur Entstehungs- und Wirkungsgeschichte der Augustusporträts. Das römische Herrscherbild IV (43 v. Chr. - 68 n. Chr.) (Berlin 1982) 113 ff. 125 Pl. 30 d. 31 a;
K. Fittschen – P. Zanker, Katalog der römischen Porträts in den Capitolinischen Museen und den anderen kommunalen Sammlungen der Stadt Rom 1. Kaiser- und Prinzenbildnisse, BeitrESkAr 3 (Mainz 1985) Note 6 Cat. no. 23;
D. Boschung, Die Bildnisse des Caligula. Das römische Herrscherbild I 4 (Berlin 1989) 110 Cat. no. 12 Pl. 12, 1–4;
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (3.77 g, 6h). Spanish mint - Tarraco. Struck circa 18 BC. CAESARI AVGVSTO, laureate head left / S • P Q • R across field, Temple of Mars Ultor: round-domed, tetra-style temple set on podium of three steps; within, is a chariot right, carrying an aquila and a miniature. RIC I 120; RSC 282; BMCRE 386 = BMCRR Rome 4424; BN 1213-7.
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (3.80 g, 10h). Rome mint. L. Vinicius, moneyer. Struck 16 BC. Bare head right / [L •] VINICIVS in exergue, triumphal arch, surmounted by facing quadriga, in which Augustus stands, holding laurel branch in right hand and scepter in left; smaller arch on either side, surmounted by archer on left and by slinger on right; S • P • Q • R/IMP CAE in two lines on entablature of arch. RIC I 359; RSC 544; BMCRE 77-8 = BMCRR Rome 4477-8; BN 348-51.
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (27mm, 11.50 g, 9h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 10-7 BC. Laureate head right / Front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, flanked by Victories on columns. RIC I 230.
Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (37mm, 28.72 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 65. Laureate head left / Annona standing right, holding cornucopia, with head lowered toward Ceres seated left on throne, holding torch and grain ears; between, modius on garlanded altar; behind, ship’s stern. RIC I 391; WCN 412; Lyon 114. .
In order to endear himself, Nero granted many largesses to the common people in the form of congiaria---typically personified by Annona, a provision for one year usually in the form of grain, and by Ceres, the goddess of agriculture and a representation of the grain itself.
Aedicula with small landscape: From the "Black Room" of the Imperial Villa at Boscotrecase, last decade of 1st century b.c.; Augustan
Roman
Wall painting
Fresco: H. 91 3/4 in. (233.05 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1920 (20.192.1)
Educational use only
Dupondius 22-23 AD, æ 14.13 g. PIETAS Veiled and diademed bust of Pietas or Livilla r. Rev. DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVGVSTI F TR POT ITER round S C. RIC Tiberius 43. BMC Tiberius 98. C 1. CBN Tiberius 74. Kraay-Hirmer 158
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Sestertius (25.98 g). CA coinage. Uncertain mint in Syria. Struck after 23 BC. IMP • AVGVS[T •] TR • POT, bare head right / CIVIS across field within linear border; all within oak wreath; OB above and SERVATOS within double line outer border. RPC I 4101; Butcher Group 1, 38; C. Howgego, "Coinage and Military Finance: the Imperial Bronze Coinage of the Augustan East," NC 1982, -; RIC 549; SNG München -; SNG Copenhagen -.
Robert Chronister 'Dewey & Son', 1981, The Grohmann Museum, 'Man at Work' collection, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A ROMAN POTTERY TRANSPORT AMPHORA
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
With an ovoid body and long pointed base, the shoulders carinated, the vertical handles arching slightly from the base of the wide conical neck to just below the thick rim
37½ in. (95.3 cm.) high
educational use only
Retrato de Agrippina Maior, nieta del emperador Augusto. Encontrado en el foro.
Siglo I d. C.
Segóbriga
Cultura romana.
Siglo I-II d. C.
Mármol de Santa Tecla.
Sant Pere. Tarragona.
Museo Arqueológico de Barcelona.
Hispania Epigraphica: www.eda-bea.es/pub/record_card_2.php?refpage=%2Fpub%2Fsea...
Mosaico del circo.
Encontrado en Barcino en 1860.
Representa escena del Circo Máximo de Roma.
Cultura romana.
Siglo IV d. C.
Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ As (28mm, 10.53 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Bare head left / Vesta seated left, holding patera and scepter. RIC I 38; BMCRE 46; Cohen 27.
Joe Geranio Collection- Anyone may use image as long as credit is given.
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.70 g, 1h). Rome mint; L. Caninius Gallus, moneyer. Struck 12 BC. Bare head right / Gaul kneeling right, presenting vexillum. RIC I 416; RSC 383.
Claudius, A.D. 41-54. AR Denarius, Rome, struck A.D. 50-54. BMC 75. RIC-81 [as Rare]. Laureate head right of Claudius. Reverse: Draped bust right of Agrippina wearing diadem of corn-ears.
Max Valentin 'Field Worker', The Grohmann Museum roof top sculptures, 'Man at Work' collection, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Male portrait (Gaius Octavius?). Marble. 50?25 B.C. Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme.
educational use only
Title
Head of Augustus
Period
Roman Period, Augustus
Reign
reign of Augustus
Date
27 B.C.–A.D. 14
Geography
Egypt, Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina) possibly
Medium
Faience (glassy faience?)
Dimensions
h. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in)
Credit Line
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number
26.7.1428
On View
Description
Additional Views (Total: 1)
Provenance
Description
This small head is thought to depict the Roman Emperor Augustus. Based on Roman prototypes for his portrait, it is dated to the earlier part of his long reign. Egyptian influence may be present in the suggestion of loose flesh beneath the prominent cheekbones.
The original context of the head is uniknown, but Memphite provenance would reflect the importance of the traditional religious capital in Augustus's political domination of the country. A cult of Augustus existed there, and the High Priest of Ptah of Memphis, the most important official in the country's traditional religious structure, was chosen as its chief officiant, the "prophet of Caesar." This appointment was surely intended to encourage the cooperation of the country.
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A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS PATELLA
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Formed from cane sections of opaque red and white, on a cobalt blue ground, molded with a horizontal disk rim, the exterior with two convex curves, on an applied outsplayed ring base
4 in. (10.2 cm.) diameter
educational use only
Cupa structilis. Se conserva el revestimiento de estuco pintado de color rojo.
Fabia Ferriola a su esposo Pedanio Dionisio.
Finales del siglo II d. C.
Se conservan tres hitos para acotar el monumento funerario y posible mesa de ofrendas de opus signinum.
Necrópolis romana.
Vía sepulcral de la Plaza de la Villa de Madrid.
Barcelona.
Hispania Epigraphica: www.eda-bea.es/pub/record_card_2.php?refpage=%2Fpub%2Fsea...
MACEDON, Amphipolis. Julia Augusta (Livia). Augusta, AD 14-29. Æ 20mm (9.14 g). Struck under Tiberius, circa AD 14-37. Veiled and draped bust right / Artemis Tauropolos, holding billowing veil, on bull advancing right. RPC 1634; SNG ANS 166.
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.
Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (37mm, 25.45 g). Lugdunum (Lyons) mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head left, globe at point of bust / Annona standing right, hand on hip and holding cornucopia, vis-à-vis Ceres, seated left with foot on low stool, holding grain ears over modius on garlanded altar, and torch; ship's poop in background. RIC I 391