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Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D.
Caius Caesar was born in 12 A.D., the son of Germanicus and Agrippina Sr. He was nicknamed Caligula, meaning "little boots," by the legions because as a child his mother dressed him in military uniforms (including little boots). Initially he was very popular, succeeding Tiberius in 37 A.D. and for a few brief months ruling very well. However, an unknown disease drove him mad and his reign soon degenerated into debauchery and murder. He was murdered by the Praetorian Guard in 41 A.D.
Caligula Vesta AS- (Courtesy Joe Geranio)
Franks Find!! With Metal Detector
Here are some details of the find. In fact, this denarius of Caligula is part of a small treasure of 20 denarii, scattered over a small area of semi-arid scrub land, near the ancient roman city of Nemausus (today Nimes). Thanks to the calcarious soil the coins did not suffer corrosion. Besides some broken roman tiles, the area was virgin. It was evidently a site where was located a small country house, modest in all ways and deserted ever since the first century AD. Through the wear of the coins, from republican denarii, gallion types of Marcus Antonius, several Augustus denarii and the common Tiberius denarius with Livia seated, it can easily be concluded that the 20 denarii were hidden or lost at one time, about 38 AD, because the wear of each coin was equivalent with the age as compared with the most recent one (of Caligula). Nothing else was found here, except a small copper gallic coin, much older, and, since it was in superb condition, using the same wear/age considerations, was lost about a hundred years earlier. Knowing that the salary of a common soldier at that time was about one denarius a day, the amount of denarii found here was quite considerable. The brown margin on top of the reverse is concretion (some people mistakenly thought the coin is subaerate). As the above information is first-hand, I can guarantee the coin is genuine. For sentimental reasons the coin is not for sale, but I’ll be happy to contribute to numismatic science by publication of its image Regards Frank. This was sent to me by Frank where he found this denarius of Caligula. Frank granted portraitsofcaligula.com permission to use. These are Franks comments- Joe Geranio
The Very, Very Rare Caligula Quinarius!! Photo sent to Joe Geranio. I Have yet to see one in person.
The Lack of S.C. on Caligulan Sestertius
Joe Geranio
Augustus (Prima Porta) Adlocvtio
ADLOCUT[IO] COH[ORTIUM], a highly original type that shows the new emperor addressing a group of five soldiers (RIC 32f). This type presumably refers to the donative Caligula gave to the Praetorians on his ascension. The sestertius may have been struck as a commemorative and distributed among the soldiers. He was the first emperor to acknowledge a debt to the guards.
Why the lack of S.C.? This was clearly a way for Caligula to give a special donativ to the Praeetoian Guard.
The Caligula OB/CIVES/SERVATOS Sestertius also with th weak argument that because SPQR is on the reverse that should suffice for the lack of the S.C?
Gaius Caligula. 37-41 AD. Æ Sestertius (29.80 gm). Struck 37-38 AD. [C] CAESAR. AVG.
GERMANICVS. PON. M. TR. POT., laureate head of Caligula left / S. P. Q. R / P. P /
OB. CIVES. / SERVATOS, legend in four lines in oak wreath. RIC I 37; BMCRE 38, Cohen
24.Sestertii of Caligula are not rare, but do command a premium in today's market, particularly in the outstanding condition of this coin. During Caligula's short reign, only 4 types of Sestertii were issued in his name: 1) ADLOCVT COH, Caligula addressing soldiers; 2) AGRIPPINA, DRVSILLA, IVLIA, SC, Caligula's three sisters; 3) SPQR OB CIVES SERVATOS, legend in four lines within wreath; 4) DIVO AVG, S-C, Gaius sacrificing before hexastyle temple. The types were repeated each year with changing obverse inscriptions. A fifth type was issued in Agrippina Sr.'s name which has her bust on the obverse and a carpentum on the reverse.
Over the years, I have probably handled 100 of the these coins and have never given them much thought, after all the type is rather dull. Coming up with something interesting to write though raised a question. It is interesting to note that all the current standard references for this sestertius fail to mention the fact that it lacks the usual designation of SC typically found on sestertii. They all make special note of the Adlocutio type which also lacks the SC and suggest that it must have been a special issue struck by Caligula from aes acquired from some source other than the aerarium, but none mention this type. Was it also struck from aes acquired from another source, or is their another explanation for the lack of SC? Both types were issued throughout Caligula's reign and the SC is never added. Were these special issues every year? That to me seems difficult to believe. Perhaps these two issues were Caligula's first issues and there was some confusion as to whether SC belonged on them at all; these were the first Rome mint sestertii to carry and emperor's portrait on the obverse and it may have been seen as disrespectful. The lack of SC on the reverse lead Gnecchi to conclude that this type was a medallic issue and he included it in his work on Roman medallions. Anyway, something to think about.I believe this coin as Gnecci concludes that the OB CIVES SERVATOS type was a medallic issue.
Joe Geranio
1. Brian Murphys- Coin of the week Article
2. Portraits of Caligula: The Seated Figure? Joe Geranio SAN Volume Vol. XX, No. 1 (1997)
Also see:
Caligula in Right Profile AR Denarii
Caligula Typology and First Living Princeps to Appear Radiate on Coinage
|Portraits| of Caligula The Seated Figuredetailed biography goes here
Obverse legends
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Caligula, the grand nephew and murder of Tiberius, most worthy to succeed that emperor, because of an equally infamous, though not so able a tyrant, reigned from A.D. 37 to A.D. 41.
His real appellation was Caius Caesar, but about the time of Augustus' death, he, still a child, being with the army of the lower Rhine, the soldiers, with whom he was a great favorite, were accustomed in the joking parlance of the camp, to give him the nickname of Cligula(from Caligae) because he constantly appeared in teh usual military leggings.
The Non-Numismatic Inscriptions of Gaius Caligula- Joe Geranio
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Mytilene
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
BaseDimensions (hxwxd):
0.21 x 0.36 x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Divh" oJ i[reu" ª- - -º ³ ª- - - kai; ajgºwnoqevta" Aujtªokravtoº³ªro" Kaivsaro" Divºo" Olumpivªw Sebavstwº
Lemmata:
IG: In ruderibus veteris ecclesiae S. Therapontis repertum fragmentum baseos. JMH: Olympios is otherwise unattested for emperors besides Hadrian.
Bibliography:
IG XII, 2, 209. IGRR IV, 76. Stuart 1939, 608.
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gaion kaisara SEBASTON AUTOKRATora gerMANIKON patera patridOS DIHS O IREUS... ... kai agWNOQETAS AUTokrato ros kaisaros diOS OLUMPIw sebastw[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Kalymna
Context:
Sanctuary, Temple of Apollo
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.36 x 0.41 x 0.18 m.
Letter size: 0.02 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ÔO da'mo" oJ Kalumnªivº³wn sunkaqievrwse ³ Apovllªwºni ªDaºlivwi Kaluvmªnºa" medevonti
Lemmata:
Segre: Basis lapidis tophini infra et a dextro latere mutila. Ad templum Apollinis invenit Newton; nunc in Museo Britannico servatur.
Bibliography:
IGRR IV, 1022. Stuart 1939, 608. M. Segre, Tituli Calymnii, ASAtene 22-23 (1944-1945) 149, no. 109.
Emperor:
Caligula
Province:
Lycia et Pamphylia
Town:
Perge?
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.10 x 0.63 x 0.63 m.
Letter size: 0.035-0.045 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ÔO dh'mo"
Lemmata:
Pace: A cirta tre ore da Adalia verso oriente, nella direzione della strada di Gundur segnata nella carta del Kiepert presso Lanckoronski, nel Caragialler Mezarlik esiste una base di pietra del diam. di cm. 63 piantata capovolta nel suolo, da cui emerge m. 1,10. In belle lettere regolari porta l’iscrizione: (inscription); le lettere delle prime cinque linee sono di cm. 3,5, quelle dell’ultima di cm. 4,5. Si tratta di una delle solite “acclamationes”, all’imperatore Caligola, il cui nome ufficiale era appunto, com’ è noto, Caio Caesare Augusto Germanico. Il demos era probabilimente quello di Perge.
Bibliography:
IGSK 54, 25. SEG 2, 703. AE 1922, 3. B. Pace, La zona costiera da Adalia a Side, ASAtene 3 (1916-1921) 29, no. 13. R. Merkelbach & S. Sahin, Die Publizierten Inschriften von Perge, EpigrAnat 11 (1988) 110, no. 9.
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[B]
UPER AUTOKRA TOROS GAIOU KAISA ROS SEBASTOU GERMANIKOU UIOU GERMANIKOU O DHMos[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Ephesus
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
IGSK: Am Aquaduct vermauert.
Bibliography:
IGSK 12, 259. CIL III, 428.
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[B]C Caesari PONTIFici maximo[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Achaea
Town:
Athenae
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.78 x 0.61 x 0.335 m.
Letter size: 0.02-0.025 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ª- - - ejpiº³melhqevnto" tªh'" kaº³taskeuh'" ejk tw'n ªijdivwnº ³ tou' iJerevo" aujth'ª" tou' ejpi;º ³ tou;" oJplivta" stªrathgou'º ³ to; ª-º Gaivou Silivou Poªlukrivtouº ªhJ ejx Areivou pavgou boulh; kai; hJ boulh; tw'n Cº kai; oJ dh'mo" to;n swth'ra kaªi; eujº³ªergevthn - - - ejpimelhqevnto" Gaivou Silivouº Polukrivtou tou' ejpi; toªu;" oJplivta"º ³ ªstrathgou'º ³ ª- - - ejpi; iJereiva" - - -º qugatrov"
Lemmata:
IG: In arcis angulo, qui inter septentriones et orientem spectat. Fragmenta duo baseos quadriangulae marmoris Pentelici, quae copulavit Graindor a: a. 0,78, l. 0,28, cr. 0,28. b: a,78, l. 0,28, cr. 0,335. Graindor: Dédicace à Caligula et à l’une de ses sæurs? Deux fragments d’une base quadrangulaire de marbre pentélique, tous deux sur l’Acropole, l’un, près du Belvédère, l’autre, un peu plus au Sud, près du mur Est. JMH: A name has been deleted in line 4-6. Probably one of Caligula's sisters, Julia Livilla or Julia Drusilla.
Bibliography:
IG II2, 3266. P. Graindor, Inscriptions Attiques d’époque romaine, BCH 38 (1914) 401, no. 19. Stuart 1939, 608.
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[B]gaion kaisara sebaston germaNIKON qeou sebastou ekgonon tiberiou sEBASTOU uiwnon germanikou kaisaroS UION ... ... ... epi MELHQENTOS Ths ka TASKEUHS EK TWN idiwn TOU IEREOS AUTHs tou epi TOUS OPLITAS STrathgou GAIOU SILIOU POlukritou h ex areiou pagou boulh kai h boulh twn c KAI O DHMOS TON SWTHRA KAi eu ergethn ... epimelhqentos gaiou siliou POLUKRITOU TOU EPI TOus oplitas strathgou ... epi iereias ... QUGATROS ANEMWN KATA MANTEIAN[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Athenae
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
IG: In arce.
Bibliography:
IG II2, 3267. Stuart 1939, 608.
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[B]gaion kaisara sebaston germanikon qeou iouliou apogonon qeou sebastou eggonon tiBERIOU Sebastou uiwnon germanikou KAISAROs uion euerge thn ths poleWS[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Delphi
Context:
Sanctuary, Apollo
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ªTo; koino;n tw'nº ³ ªAmfiktiovnºwn ªkaqievrº³wsen ejpimeªlhteuvonto"º ³ aujtw'n Kallistravtou ªtou'º ³ Kallistravtou Devlªfouº
Lemmata:
SEG: Cippus (?). Prope templum, duo fragm. eiusdem lapidis (dom. 71 et Inv. n. 2204). Pomtow: Gaiusstatue der Amphiktyonen. Es steht im CIG 1696 ein unscheinbares Fragment in Maiuskeln, das Boeckh unergänzt ließ; es war von Clarke auf dem Platze vor der Häusern 69-70 aufgefunden, also an der Südseite des Apollontempels unweit des Pronaos. Wie in den Scheden IG VIII n. 320/22 nachgewiesen, habe ich zwei Brocken des Clarkeschen Steins aufgefunden, den einen mit erhalterner linker Kante, a. 1887 eingemauert in Augenhöhe in Haus 71, den zweiten rechts anschließenden, rings gebrochenen, im alten Museum n. 162 (jetzt Inv. 2204), und ergäntzte sie nach der Tiberius-statue Syll. n. 791 B zu dem Namen eines der folgende Kaiser. Da von Claudius schon drei Statuen (Syll n. 801 A-C), von Nero eine (Syll. n. 808) bezeugt sind, mußte man unsere Bildsäule mit wahrscheinlichkeit zwischen die beiden des Tiberius und die drei des Claudius setzen, sie also auf Caligula beziehen. Dann wäre sie wie nebenstehend zu ergänzen.
Bibliography:
SEG 1, 156. CIG 1696. H. Pomtow, Die Römerstatuen in Delphi, Klio 17 (1921) 166-167, no. 152.
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[B]autokratora gaion kaisara germanikon sebaston qeou sebastou ekgonon tiberiou kai saros uiwnon arcierh dhmarcikhs exousias upaton to koinon twn amfiktuonWN kaqier WSEN EPIMElhteuontos AUTWN KALLISTRATOU tou KALLISTRATOU DELfou[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Alpes Graiae et Poeninae
Town:
Saint-Maurice-en-Valais
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Cos 1
Type of monument:
Tabula
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.78 x 0.62 x ? m.
Letter size: 0.06-0.10 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
[Civi]tates IIII vallis Poenin(ae)
Lemmata:
Walser: Platte aus feinem Kalkstein, 1896 bei Ausgrabungen am Glockenturm (Marotlet) der Abtei St-Maurice (Wallis) gefunden, heute im Vestibül der Abtei eingemauert.
Bibliography:
AE 1897, 2. Stuart 1939, 608. Walser 1980, 58-59, no. 272. J. Michel, Anzeiger für Schweizerische Alterthumskunde (1896) 110.
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[B]c caeSARI AUGUSTO gerMANICI CAESAR F geRAMNICO IMPER poNTIFICI MAXUMO tribUNICIA POTEST COS civitATES IIII VALLIS POENIN[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Alpes Graiae et Poeninae
Town:
Saint-Triphon
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
See comment
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
[Civitates I]III | [V]alli[s Poeninae]
Lemmata:
JMH: The almost identical inscription for Caligula from Saint-Maurice-en-Valais can almost certainly be dated to AD 37. This probably applies to the present inscription as well.
Bibliography:
CIL XII, 5524. AE 1985, 659. G. Walser, Die Straßenbau-Tätigkeit von Kaiser Claudius, Historia 29 (1980) 440-442.
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[B]c caesari augusto germanici CAESAR f gerMANICO imper pontifici mAXIMO tribunicia pOTESTAS cos civitates iIII vAllIs poenin[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Ephesus
Context:
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.21 x 0.78 x 0.54 m.
Letter size: 0.03-0.045 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
AE: Trois blocs de marbre blanc, trouvés, le premier en 1956 dans la région des thermes de Scholastique, le second réemployé dans un mur byzantin au N. de la porte septentrionale de l’Agora, le troisieme, en 1956, en second remploi dans le temple d’Hadrien ou il avait deja servi lors d’une réfection du batiment. Les deux premiers blocs concernent les deux fils aines de Germanicus, Nero Iulius Caesar et Drusus Iulius Caesar et la fille ainée, la mere de Néron, Iulia Agrippina. L’éditeur croit reconnaitre le nom de Germanicus pere de ces trois princes, dans les vestiges du troisieme bloc. Nous ne saurions partager cette opinion, parce que le fils adoptif de Tibere s’appelait Germanicus Caesar, Germanicus étant emploué comme prénom. Le seul prince valable est Caligula, qui portait le nom de Caius Caesar Germanicus avant son avenement, et celui de Caius Caesar Germanicus Augustus, quand il fut monté sur trône.
Bibliography:
AE 1968, 476 c. D. Knibbe, Epigraphische Nachlese im Bereiche der ephesischen Agora, ÖJh 47 (1964-65) Beibl., col. 14-16.
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[B]a) NeRONI CAESARi neRWNI KaiSARI b) DRUSO CAESARI GERMANICI F DROUSW KAISARI GERMANIKOU UIWI c) AGRIPPINAE AGRIPPINHI d) CAE GERManico ...U KAI GERMA
[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Cyprus
Town:
Paphos
Context:
Sanctuary, Afrodite
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Probably a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.235 x 0.85 x 0.68 m.
Letter size: 0.008-0.016 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
·Ma'rko" Fivrmio" Sekoªu'ndo" tamiva" kai; ajntistravthgo" dhvmouº‚ ³ ·ÔRwmaivwn w|i Temioikluª- - -º‚ ³ ·ejpi; prostatw'n Divwno" ª- - -º‚ ³ ·Apollwnivou tou' Meoneoª- - -º‚ ³ ·tamivou tou' e[tou" ªbº Gaªivou Kaivsaro" Sebastou' Germanikou'º‚
Lemmata:
Mitford (Opuscula): A dedication to Caligula. Kouklia, in the Inscription House; found in March, 1888 during excavation of the Aphrodite Temple: a pedestal of slate-coloured marble. Of the two longer faces, one, still, intact, carries the inscription JHS 9 (1888) no. 35, of the earlier half of the 3rd century B.C. On the other, now reduced by fracture on the right to a width of 0.29, is a deleted inscription overlooked by the JHS editors. The mutilation being perfunctory and directed rather against the inscribed surface as such than against letter or line, much is still legible.
Bibliography:
T.B. Mitford, Roman Cyprus, ANRW II 7.2 (1980) 1315 note 103. SEG 30, 1633. T.B. Mitford, New Inscriptions from Roman Cyprus, Opuscula Archaeologica 6 (1950) 56-58, no. 30.
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[B]GAIWI KAISARI SEBASTWi germanikou kaisaros uiwi tiberiou SEBASTOU UIWNWI GERmanikwi patri patridos arcierei MEGISTWI DHMARCIKHs exousias to .. upatwi .. autokratori MARKOS FIRMIOS SEKOundos tamias kai antistrathgos dhmou RWMAIWN WI TEMIOIKLU ... EPI PROSTATWN DIWNOS ... APOLLWNIOU TOU MEONEO... TAMIOU TOU ETOUS b GAiou kaisaros sebastou germanikou[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Aegyptus
Town:
Syene
Context:
Lower date:
39
Upper date:
39
Dating criteria:
Cos 2
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, military
Dedicator:
Per C Vitrasium Pollionem praef(ectum) Aegyp(ti) cohors Ituraeor(um) | cui prae(e)st L Eienus L f(ilius) Fal(erna tribu) Saturninus anno III C Caesaris Augusti | Germanici IIII Kal(endas) Maias n(?) d(?) h(?) III
Lemmata:
CIL: Assuan inter rudera praetorii antiqui auf Granitsockeln hinter dem Bahnhof beim Graben von Sebah gefunden una cum sequentibus duabus dipositis sic: ... In ripa Nili orientali infra casas vici Arabici inter eum et coemeterium Arabum a sepulcro q. d. Abu-Leilah m. 30 meridiem versus. Adde quae de titulis his exposuit Jouguet sublatis auctore Borchardito et consentiente ipso Jougueto erraris quibusdam. Les bases n. 14147, 3 et 4 sont à côté l’une de l’autre, tout près, sur le même alignement. A côté de la base 14147,4 on voit les restes d’une sorte de pilier; les pierres étaient parfaitement appareillées et unies entre elles par des tenons en queue d'aronde. Il ne reste que peu de chose de ce pilier, deux assises au plus. La base 14147, 1-2 ne fait pas exactement face à celle de n. 14147, 3. On ne peut guère supposer une allée de statues ayant la même largeur que l’ouverture masquée par le reste d’édifices que l’on voit auprès de la base n. 14147, 4, parceque la base n. 14147, 1-2 parait un peu éloignée des autres. JMH: Dedicated 28 April 39 AD. The number after trib. pot. is left out. It should have been 3. Later reused as a base for a statue of Trajan (CIL III, 14147, 2). Found together with staue bases for Antoninus Pius and Lucius Verus.
Bibliography:
CIL III, 14147, 1. Stuart 1939, 608. R. Cagnat, BAParis. Comptes rendus des séances, january (1896) 37-45.
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[B]C CAESARI AUG GERMANICO DIVI AUG PRONEPOTI TI CAESARIS AUG N GERMANICI CAESARIS F COS II TRIB POT PONTIF MAXIMO IMP PATRI PATRIAE PER C VITRASIUM POLLIONEM PRAEF AEGYP COHORS ITURAEOR CUI PRAEST L EIENUS L F FAL SATURNINUS ANNO III C CAESARIS AUGUSTI GERMANICI IIII KAL MAIAS M NDH III[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Italia, Umbria (Regio VI)
Town:
Spoletium
Context:
Private house
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.168 x 0.165 x 0.015 m.
Letter size: 0.02-0.039 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
[Vespasia L] f Polla
Lemmata:
CIL: Fragmentum tabulae marm. supra et infra integrum. Rep. a. 1886 in effossionibus ante aedes municipales in fondo alla cisterna. Servatur in aedibus municipalibus in horreis. Arch. epigr.: Im Atrium dieses Hauses fand sich beim Ausräumen des Brunnens von einer Inschrifttafel aus Marmor ein links und rechts gebrochenes Stück. Das Denkmal steht, so viel ich sehe, vereinzelt da. Zwar sind römischen Kaisern währen ihrer Regierungszeit äußerst zahlreiche Standbilder errichtet worden, und regelmäßig gaben die Inschriften auf den Sockeln an, von wer die Errichtung herrührte. Aber auch wenn dies Einzelpersonen waren (nach den erhaltenen Inschriften zu Urtheilen ist dies eine verhältnismäßig geringe Minderzahl der Fälle gewesen), befanden sich die Bildnisse wohl gewöhnlich auf Plätzen oder in öffentlichen Gebäuden, oder wenn sie auf einem Boden standen, der Privateigenthum war, so werden dies meist Stellen gewesen sein, die einem größeren Publikum zugänglich waren, wie Gärten und Villen. In unserem Falle kann nach der Fundstelle, der Beschaffenheit und den Maßen der Platte wohl kein Zweifel bestehen, dass das Kaiserbildnis im Atrium des Hauses selbst sich befand. JMH: The woman dedicating the inscription could very well be the mother of Vespasian.
Bibliography:
CIL XI, 4778. AE 1892, 4. Stuart 1939, 608. Archäologisch - epigraphische Mittheilungen aus Österreich-Ungarn 15 (1892) 34-35. G.F. Gamurrini, NSc (1886) 326-327.
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[B]c caesari augusTO GErmanico germanici caesariS F TI CAESaris aug n dini augusti pron pont MAX TRIB Pot .. cos .. vespasia l F POLLA[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Didyma
Context:
Sanctuary
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.95 x 0.75 x 0.75 m.
Letter size: 0.015-0.02 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, corporation
Dedicator:
H Neopo³ioi; oiJ prwvtw" neopoªihvºsante" aujtou' ³ ejpi; ajrcierevw" Gnaivou Oujergilivou Kapivtwno" ³ tou' me;n ejn Meilhvtwi naou' Gai?ou Kaivsaro" to; prw'³ton th'" de; Asiva" to; trivton ªkai;º Tiberivou Ioulivou ³ Dhmhtrivou nomoqevtou uiJou' Mhnogevnou" ajrcierevw" ³ to; deuvteron kai; newkovrou tou' ejn Meilhvtwi naou' hJ kai; ³ Prwtomavcou tou' Gluvkwno" Ioulievw" tou' ajrcineop³oiou' kai; sebastovnewi kai; sebastolovgou ejk tw'n ijdiv³wn ajnevqhkan
Lemmata:
Rehm: Inv. 156. Gefunden an der Südseite des Tempels, nahe der Südwestecke. Basis aus weißem Marmor. Das obere Profil abgearbeitet, dabai linke obererechteckige Einarbeitungen. JMH: The name of Caligula has been deliberately removed.
Bibliography:
AE 1912, 134. Stuart 1939, 608. A. Rehm, Didyma II. Die Inschriften (Berlin 1958) 132-133, no. 148.
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[B]autokratora gaion kaISARA GERMANIKOn germanikou uiON QEON SEBASTON H NEWPO IOI OI PRWTWS NEWPOihSANTES AUTOU EPI ARCIEREWS GNAIOU OUERGILIOU KAPITWNOS TOU MEN EN MEILHTWI NAOU GAIOU KAISAROS TO PRW TON THS DE ASIAS TO TRITON epi TIBERIOU IOULIOU DHMHTRIOU NOMOQETOU UIOU MHNOGENOUS ARCIEREWS TO DEUTERON KAI NEWKOROU TOU EN MEILHTWI NAOU H KAI PRWTOMACOU TOU GLUKWNOS IOULIEWS TOU ARCINEOKOP OU KAI SEBASTONEWs KAI SEBASTOLOGOU H EK TWN IDI WN ANEQHKAN PRWTOMACOS GLUKWNOS IOULIEUS H NEWN ARTEMW NOS MEILHSIOS FILOGAIOS H QEOPOMPOS QEOPOM POU ASKLHPIOGENHS PERGAMHNOS H SWCARHS SWCAROUS ANTIOCEUS H PEIQIAS PUQEOU KUZIKHNOS H DIOKLHS MOITA APAMEUS H GLUKWN EUARCOU LAODIKEUS H IEROKLHS ARTEMIDWROU KAISAREUS H DAIMENHS ANTIGONOU ADRAMUT THNOS H PULADHS PANTALEONTOS FILOMHLEUS H ASPA SIOS ARISTOKLEOUS ALIKARNASSEUS H OLUMPIANOS POPLIOU IERWNUMOS ZMURNAIOS H ERMIPPOS ER MIPPOU SARDIANOS H OI FILOSEBASTOI H GRAFENTWN TWN ONOMATWN KATA KLHRON[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Vienna
Context:
Lower date:
33
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Pontifex
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.20 x 0.83 x 0.27 m.
Letter size: 0.065-0.09 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
CIL: Tabula. Rep. a 1823 vel 1824 Viennae in fundamentis archiscopatus, delata in museum, ubi extat. JMH: Vienne, Mus. Lapidaire, inv. no. 536. Seen and measured (1.20x0.83x0.27 l. 0.065-0.09) in July 1999. The block could either be part of a base or belong to a larger monument. Mouldings were possibly attached top and bottom.
Bibliography:
CIL XII, 1848. Stuart 1939, 608.
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[B]C CAESARI GERMANICI F ti AUGUSTI N DIVI AUG PRON GERMANICO PONTIFICI Q[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Vienna
Context:
Lower date:
33
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Pontifex
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.15 x 0.74 x 0.20 m.
Letter size: 0.065-0.09 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
CIL: Tabula. JMH: Vienne, Mus. Lapidaire, inv. no. 680. Seen and measured (1.15x0.74x0.20 l. 0.065-0.09) in July 1999. The block could either be part of a base or belong to a larger monument. Mouldings were possibly attached top and bottom.
Bibliography:
CIL XII, 1849. Stuart 1939, 608.
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[B]C CAESARI GERMANICI F TI AUG N dIVI AUGUSTI PRONEPOTI GERMANICO pONTIFICI Q
[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Saint-Jean-de-la-porte
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Trib pot / cos
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
Ratiari | Voludnienses
Lemmata:
CIL: Basis. JMH: The name of Caligula seems to be in the ablative case as indicated by the final e in Caesare in l. 1. This could well be an error in the copying of the inscription.
Bibliography:
CIL XII, 2331. Stuart 1939, 608.
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[B]c CAESARE AUG germanico IMP PONT MAX TRIB POTEST COS RATIARI VOLUDNIENSES[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Aigiale
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.30 x 0.50 x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ÔO dh'mªo"º
Lemmata:
IG: Fragmentum baseos marmorae. Thomb: Marmorbasis, vielleicht zu dem daneben liegenden Fragment einer Statue gehörig, auf der Südseite der Akropolis von Vigla.
Bibliography:
IG XII, 7, 437. A. Thomb, Inschriften von den griechischen Inseln, AM 16 (1881) 174, no. 4. Stuart 1939, 608.
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[B]gaiwi kaisari germanikwi GERMANIKOu kaisaros uiwi SEBASTWI O DHMos[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Aquitania
Town:
Avaricum
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.52 x 0.64 x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Etnoso | Anavus Attici lib(ertus) | v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)
Lemmata:
CIL: Basis. Rep. m. April a. 1882 Bourges, rue Coursalon, in fundamentis moenium Romanorum. Extat ibi in museo antiquariorum.
Bibliography:
CIL XIII, 1189. Stuart 1939, 608.
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[B]CAESARI GER MANICO AUG P P ET ETNOSO ANAVUS ATTICI LIB V S L M[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Thera
Context:
Theatre
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Scenae frons
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
IG: In theatri scenae Romana qui olim fuerant, lapidis inventi sunt. Rose: The dedications were inscribed on stones that formed part of the roman scaenae frons of the theatre, and W. Dörpfeld proposed that the associated statues were placed between the columns of the scenae. The mason marks are still preserved on the blocks, thus permitting a reconstruction of the statuary arrangement: Germanicus (IG 12, 3, suppl., 1393), as Zeus Boulaios, appeared on the left, Vespasian in the centre, and Agrippina (IG 12, 3, suppl., 1392), as Hestia Boulaia, at the right. The Vespasian dedication is clearly a replacement of an earlier one of Caligula.
Bibliography:
IG XII, 3, suppl., 1392-1394. H. Dörpfeld, Das Theater von Thera, Thera III: Stadtgeschichte von Thera (1904) 259-260. Rose 1997, 160-161, no. 97.
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Ruscino
Context:
Forum
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x 0.02 m.
Letter size: 0.05-0.06 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
Espérandieu: Sur ce forum, d'environ 3000 métres carrés de superficie, les statues, dont on reconnu les piédestaux étaient disposées ainsi que l'indique la figure insérée au Bull. archéol. du Comité (1914) p. 185. Toutes les dédicaces sont gravées sur des tablettes de marbre de faible épaisseur, quelquefois opisthographes. JMH: Other inscriptions from the Forum honor: Germanicus, Drusus II, Agrippina I, Tiberius, Drusilla?, Drusus III, Claudius?, and Agrippina II.
Bibliography:
Rose 1997, 130-131, no. 57. Espérandieu 1929, 183-187, no. 620. M. Gayraud, Les inscriptions de Ruscino, RANarb suppl. 7 (1980) 76-77, no. 5.
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[B]c caeSARI germanici CAEASRIS f ti caesaris augusti nePOTI[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Maritima
Context:
Lower date:
40
Upper date:
40
Dating criteria:
Cos 3
Type of monument:
Altar
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.11 x 0.60 x 0.47 m.
Letter size: 0.05 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Sex Aelanius Pisinus | sevir Augustalis | d(e) s(ua) p(ecunia) d(edit)
Lemmata:
Espérandieu: Autel trouvé au pont de l'ille et conservé à Carry-le-Rouet, dans le jardin de M. Ph. Jourde.
Bibliography:
Espérandieu 1929, 29-30, no. 89.
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[B]CAESARI GERMANICO trib pot ... COS III SEX AELaNIUS PISINUS SEVIR AUGUSTALIS D S p D[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Vienna
Context:
Lower date:
33
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Pontifex
Type of monument:
Tabula
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.19 x 0.18 x 0.08 m.
Letter size: 0.05 m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
AE: Fragment de plaque de marbre. La restitution de ce document est rendue possible par la comparation avec les deux inscriptions CIL XII, 1848 et 1849.
Bibliography:
AE 1995, 1039. F. Bertrandy, Études Savoisiennes 4 (1995) 67-76.
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[B]c caesari germanici f ti augusti n diVI Aug pron GERManico pontifici q
[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Sardis
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.18 x 2.06 x 0.26 m.
Letter size: 0.09 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ÔO dh'³ªmo" kaqievrwºsen
Lemmata:
AE: En 1965, dans les fondations d'un édifice d'époque tardive, au SE de la synagogue. Bloc de marbre brisé à g., avec moulure sup. abattue; surface inscrite détruite en b. à g. Les deux dernières lettres de la première l. sont gravées sur un martelage. Herrmann: Besonders eindrücksvoll ist ein über zwei Meter breiter Marmorblock, der 1965 freigelegt wurde, und zwar im Unterbau eines spätantiken Tetrapylon.
Bibliography:
AE 1995, 1459. SEG 45, 1645. P. Herrmann, Sardeis, in E. Schwertheim, Forschungen in Lydien, Asia Minor Studien 17 (Bonn 1995) 31-32.
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[B]gerMANIKON kaisaRA QEON sebasTON O DH mos kaqierwSEN[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Italia, Etruria (Regio VII)
Town:
Veii
Context:
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Tabula
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
CIL: Fragmentum tabulae marmoreae. Fuit a. 1909 Isola Farnese insertum in pavimento ante scalas, quibus adscenditur ad aedes, quae sunt observae palatio baronali.
Bibliography:
CIL XI, 7744.
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[B]c caesari germanico germanici f TI AUG n divi augusti pRON ...[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Amyzon
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.10 x 0.90 x ? m.
Letter size: 0.025 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Antigoni;" Apollwnivou stefanhfovro"
Lemmata:
Robert: Au mur Ouest, près de l'angle Nord-Ouest, sommet d'une base de marbre. Sur le petit côté droit, en haut, anathyrose; en bas, trou de goujon; il devait donc y avoir à droite une autre base, formant un ensemble avec celle-ci.
Bibliography:
J. & L. Robert, Fouilles d'Amyzon en Carie (Paris 1983) 266, no. 68.
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[B]GAION KAISARA SEBASTON GERMANIKON TON AUTOKRATORA KAQIERWSEN ANTIGONIS APOLLWNIOU STEFANHFOROS[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Kalymna
Context:
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.72 x 0.57 x 0.57 m.
Letter size: 0.03 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ªÔO da'mo" oJ Kaºlªumnivwnº ³ ªejteivmasenº
Lemmata:
Segre: Basis rotunda marmoris albi, superne mutila.
Bibliography:
IGRR IV, 1023. Stuart 1938, 18. M. Segre, Tituli Calymnii, ASAtene 22-23 (1944-1945) 164-165, no. 143.
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[B]o damos o kaLuminiwn eteimasen gaion kaISARa gerMANI KON TON EAUTOU DI A PROGONWN EUER GETAN EUNOIAS KAI EUSEBEIAS ENEKEN[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Achaea
Town:
Exarkhos
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
ª- - -º ajrcivereu" aujtou' dia; bivou ª- - -º
Lemmata:
Mellor: A text from Exarchos in Phocis records the dedication of a statue of Caligula to the goddess Roma. To my knowledge, the complete text has not been published. Klaffenbach: Ein Neufund war aber auch hier beschert: die Weihung einer Statue des Kaisers Caligula durch den ajrciereu" aujtou' dia; bivou an den Göttin rJwvmh;. In Namen des Kaisers ist das Wort Gavion durch Rasur getilgt. JMH: The inscription could come from either Abai or Hyampolis. To my knowledge the inscription has still not been properly published.
Bibliography:
R. Mellor, Qea; JRwvmh, The Worship of the Goddess Roma in the Greek World (Göttingen 1975) 106, 211, no. 40. G. Klaffenbach, Reise durch Mittelgrieschenland und die Ionischen Inseln, SBBerlin (1935) 705-706.portraitsofcaligula.com Jakob Hotje Research on Caligulan inscriptions.
Joe Geranio
JCIA
Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D.
Caius Caesar was born in 12 A.D., the son of Germanicus and Agrippina Sr. He was nicknamed Caligula, meaning "little boots," by the legions because as a child his mother dressed him in military uniforms (including little boots). Initially he was very popular, succeeding Tiberius in 37 A.D. and for a few brief months ruling very well. However, an unknown disease drove him mad and his reign soon degenerated into debauchery and murder. He was murdered by the Praetorian Guard in 41 A.D.
Caligula Vesta AS- (Courtesy Joe Geranio)
Franks Find!! With Metal Detector
Here are some details of the find. In fact, this denarius of Caligula is part of a small treasure of 20 denarii, scattered over a small area of semi-arid scrub land, near the ancient roman city of Nemausus (today Nimes). Thanks to the calcarious soil the coins did not suffer corrosion. Besides some broken roman tiles, the area was virgin. It was evidently a site where was located a small country house, modest in all ways and deserted ever since the first century AD. Through the wear of the coins, from republican denarii, gallion types of Marcus Antonius, several Augustus denarii and the common Tiberius denarius with Livia seated, it can easily be concluded that the 20 denarii were hidden or lost at one time, about 38 AD, because the wear of each coin was equivalent with the age as compared with the most recent one (of Caligula). Nothing else was found here, except a small copper gallic coin, much older, and, since it was in superb condition, using the same wear/age considerations, was lost about a hundred years earlier. Knowing that the salary of a common soldier at that time was about one denarius a day, the amount of denarii found here was quite considerable. The brown margin on top of the reverse is concretion (some people mistakenly thought the coin is subaerate). As the above information is first-hand, I can guarantee the coin is genuine. For sentimental reasons the coin is not for sale, but I’ll be happy to contribute to numismatic science by publication of its image Regards Frank. This was sent to me by Frank where he found this denarius of Caligula. Frank granted portraitsofcaligula.com permission to use. These are Franks comments- Joe Geranio
The Very, Very Rare Caligula Quinarius!! Photo sent to Joe Geranio. I Have yet to see one in person.
The Lack of S.C. on Caligulan Sestertius
Joe Geranio
Augustus (Prima Porta) Adlocvtio
ADLOCUT[IO] COH[ORTIUM], a highly original type that shows the new emperor addressing a group of five soldiers (RIC 32f). This type presumably refers to the donative Caligula gave to the Praetorians on his ascension. The sestertius may have been struck as a commemorative and distributed among the soldiers. He was the first emperor to acknowledge a debt to the guards.
Why the lack of S.C.? This was clearly a way for Caligula to give a special donativ to the Praeetoian Guard.
The Caligula OB/CIVES/SERVATOS Sestertius also with th weak argument that because SPQR is on the reverse that should suffice for the lack of the S.C?
Gaius Caligula. 37-41 AD. Æ Sestertius (29.80 gm). Struck 37-38 AD. [C] CAESAR. AVG.
GERMANICVS. PON. M. TR. POT., laureate head of Caligula left / S. P. Q. R / P. P /
OB. CIVES. / SERVATOS, legend in four lines in oak wreath. RIC I 37; BMCRE 38, Cohen
24.Sestertii of Caligula are not rare, but do command a premium in today's market, particularly in the outstanding condition of this coin. During Caligula's short reign, only 4 types of Sestertii were issued in his name: 1) ADLOCVT COH, Caligula addressing soldiers; 2) AGRIPPINA, DRVSILLA, IVLIA, SC, Caligula's three sisters; 3) SPQR OB CIVES SERVATOS, legend in four lines within wreath; 4) DIVO AVG, S-C, Gaius sacrificing before hexastyle temple. The types were repeated each year with changing obverse inscriptions. A fifth type was issued in Agrippina Sr.'s name which has her bust on the obverse and a carpentum on the reverse.
Over the years, I have probably handled 100 of the these coins and have never given them much thought, after all the type is rather dull. Coming up with something interesting to write though raised a question. It is interesting to note that all the current standard references for this sestertius fail to mention the fact that it lacks the usual designation of SC typically found on sestertii. They all make special note of the Adlocutio type which also lacks the SC and suggest that it must have been a special issue struck by Caligula from aes acquired from some source other than the aerarium, but none mention this type. Was it also struck from aes acquired from another source, or is their another explanation for the lack of SC? Both types were issued throughout Caligula's reign and the SC is never added. Were these special issues every year? That to me seems difficult to believe. Perhaps these two issues were Caligula's first issues and there was some confusion as to whether SC belonged on them at all; these were the first Rome mint sestertii to carry and emperor's portrait on the obverse and it may have been seen as disrespectful. The lack of SC on the reverse lead Gnecchi to conclude that this type was a medallic issue and he included it in his work on Roman medallions. Anyway, something to think about.I believe this coin as Gnecci concludes that the OB CIVES SERVATOS type was a medallic issue.
Joe Geranio
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Caligula, the grand nephew and murder of Tiberius, most worthy to succeed that emperor, because of an equally infamous, though not so able a tyrant, reigned from A.D. 37 to A.D. 41.
His real appellation was Caius Caesar, but about the time of Augustus' death, he, still a child, being with the army of the lower Rhine, the soldiers, with whom he was a great favorite, were accustomed in the joking parlance of the camp, to give him the nickname of Cligula(from Caligae) because he constantly appeared in teh usual military leggings.The Non-Numismatic Inscriptions of Gaius Caligula- Joe Geranio
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Mytilene
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
BaseDimensions (hxwxd):
0.21 x 0.36 x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Divh" oJ i[reu" ª- - -º ³ ª- - - kai; ajgºwnoqevta" Aujtªokravtoº³ªro" Kaivsaro" Divºo" Olumpivªw Sebavstwº
Lemmata:
IG: In ruderibus veteris ecclesiae S. Therapontis repertum fragmentum baseos. JMH: Olympios is otherwise unattested for emperors besides Hadrian.
Bibliography:
IG XII, 2, 209. IGRR IV, 76. Stuart 1939, 608.[B] Get abbreviations for bibliography
gaion kaisara SEBASTON AUTOKRATora gerMANIKON patera patridOS DIHS O IREUS... ... kai agWNOQETAS AUTokrato ros kaisaros diOS OLUMPIw sebastw[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Kalymna
Context:
Sanctuary, Temple of Apollo
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.36 x 0.41 x 0.18 m.
Letter size: 0.02 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ÔO da'mo" oJ Kalumnªivº³wn sunkaqievrwse ³ Apovllªwºni ªDaºlivwi Kaluvmªnºa" medevontiLemmata:
Segre: Basis lapidis tophini infra et a dextro latere mutila. Ad templum Apollinis invenit Newton; nunc in Museo Britannico servatur.
Bibliography:
IGRR IV, 1022. Stuart 1939, 608. M. Segre, Tituli Calymnii, ASAtene 22-23 (1944-1945) 149, no. 109.Emperor:
Caligula
Province:
Lycia et Pamphylia
Town:
Perge?
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.10 x 0.63 x 0.63 m.
Letter size: 0.035-0.045 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:ÔO dh'mo"
Lemmata:
Pace: A cirta tre ore da Adalia verso oriente, nella direzione della strada di Gundur segnata nella carta del Kiepert presso Lanckoronski, nel Caragialler Mezarlik esiste una base di pietra del diam. di cm. 63 piantata capovolta nel suolo, da cui emerge m. 1,10. In belle lettere regolari porta l’iscrizione: (inscription); le lettere delle prime cinque linee sono di cm. 3,5, quelle dell’ultima di cm. 4,5. Si tratta di una delle solite “acclamationes”, all’imperatore Caligola, il cui nome ufficiale era appunto, com’ è noto, Caio Caesare Augusto Germanico. Il demos era probabilimente quello di Perge.Bibliography:
IGSK 54, 25. SEG 2, 703. AE 1922, 3. B. Pace, La zona costiera da Adalia a Side, ASAtene 3 (1916-1921) 29, no. 13. R. Merkelbach & S. Sahin, Die Publizierten Inschriften von Perge, EpigrAnat 11 (1988) 110, no. 9.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]
UPER AUTOKRA TOROS GAIOU KAISA ROS SEBASTOU GERMANIKOU UIOU GERMANIKOU O DHMos[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Ephesus
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
IGSK: Am Aquaduct vermauert.Bibliography:
IGSK 12, 259. CIL III, 428.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]C Caesari PONTIFici maximo[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Achaea
Town:
Athenae
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.78 x 0.61 x 0.335 m.
Letter size: 0.02-0.025 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:ª- - - ejpiº³melhqevnto" tªh'" kaº³taskeuh'" ejk tw'n ªijdivwnº ³ tou' iJerevo" aujth'ª" tou' ejpi;º ³ tou;" oJplivta" stªrathgou'º ³ to; ª-º Gaivou Silivou Poªlukrivtouº ªhJ ejx Areivou pavgou boulh; kai; hJ boulh; tw'n Cº kai; oJ dh'mo" to;n swth'ra kaªi; eujº³ªergevthn - - - ejpimelhqevnto" Gaivou Silivouº Polukrivtou tou' ejpi; toªu;" oJplivta"º ³ ªstrathgou'º ³ ª- - - ejpi; iJereiva" - - -º qugatrov"
Lemmata:
IG: In arcis angulo, qui inter septentriones et orientem spectat. Fragmenta duo baseos quadriangulae marmoris Pentelici, quae copulavit Graindor a: a. 0,78, l. 0,28, cr. 0,28. b: a,78, l. 0,28, cr. 0,335. Graindor: Dédicace à Caligula et à l’une de ses sæurs? Deux fragments d’une base quadrangulaire de marbre pentélique, tous deux sur l’Acropole, l’un, près du Belvédère, l’autre, un peu plus au Sud, près du mur Est. JMH: A name has been deleted in line 4-6. Probably one of Caligula's sisters, Julia Livilla or Julia Drusilla.
Bibliography:
IG II2, 3266. P. Graindor, Inscriptions Attiques d’époque romaine, BCH 38 (1914) 401, no. 19. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]gaion kaisara sebaston germaNIKON qeou sebastou ekgonon tiberiou sEBASTOU uiwnon germanikou kaisaroS UION ... ... ... epi MELHQENTOS Ths ka TASKEUHS EK TWN idiwn TOU IEREOS AUTHs tou epi TOUS OPLITAS STrathgou GAIOU SILIOU POlukritou h ex areiou pagou boulh kai h boulh twn c KAI O DHMOS TON SWTHRA KAi eu ergethn ... epimelhqentos gaiou siliou POLUKRITOU TOU EPI TOus oplitas strathgou ... epi iereias ... QUGATROS ANEMWN KATA MANTEIAN[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Athenae
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
IG: In arce.
Bibliography:
IG II2, 3267. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]gaion kaisara sebaston germanikon qeou iouliou apogonon qeou sebastou eggonon tiBERIOU Sebastou uiwnon germanikou KAISAROs uion euerge thn ths poleWS[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Delphi
Context:
Sanctuary, Apollo
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ªTo; koino;n tw'nº ³ ªAmfiktiovnºwn ªkaqievrº³wsen ejpimeªlhteuvonto"º ³ aujtw'n Kallistravtou ªtou'º ³ Kallistravtou Devlªfouº
Lemmata:
SEG: Cippus (?). Prope templum, duo fragm. eiusdem lapidis (dom. 71 et Inv. n. 2204). Pomtow: Gaiusstatue der Amphiktyonen. Es steht im CIG 1696 ein unscheinbares Fragment in Maiuskeln, das Boeckh unergänzt ließ; es war von Clarke auf dem Platze vor der Häusern 69-70 aufgefunden, also an der Südseite des Apollontempels unweit des Pronaos. Wie in den Scheden IG VIII n. 320/22 nachgewiesen, habe ich zwei Brocken des Clarkeschen Steins aufgefunden, den einen mit erhalterner linker Kante, a. 1887 eingemauert in Augenhöhe in Haus 71, den zweiten rechts anschließenden, rings gebrochenen, im alten Museum n. 162 (jetzt Inv. 2204), und ergäntzte sie nach der Tiberius-statue Syll. n. 791 B zu dem Namen eines der folgende Kaiser. Da von Claudius schon drei Statuen (Syll n. 801 A-C), von Nero eine (Syll. n. 808) bezeugt sind, mußte man unsere Bildsäule mit wahrscheinlichkeit zwischen die beiden des Tiberius und die drei des Claudius setzen, sie also auf Caligula beziehen. Dann wäre sie wie nebenstehend zu ergänzen.
Bibliography:
SEG 1, 156. CIG 1696. H. Pomtow, Die Römerstatuen in Delphi, Klio 17 (1921) 166-167, no. 152.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]autokratora gaion kaisara germanikon sebaston qeou sebastou ekgonon tiberiou kai saros uiwnon arcierh dhmarcikhs exousias upaton to koinon twn amfiktuonWN kaqier WSEN EPIMElhteuontos AUTWN KALLISTRATOU tou KALLISTRATOU DELfou[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Alpes Graiae et Poeninae
Town:
Saint-Maurice-en-Valais
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Cos 1
Type of monument:
Tabula
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.78 x 0.62 x ? m.
Letter size: 0.06-0.10 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
[Civi]tates IIII vallis Poenin(ae)Lemmata:
Walser: Platte aus feinem Kalkstein, 1896 bei Ausgrabungen am Glockenturm (Marotlet) der Abtei St-Maurice (Wallis) gefunden, heute im Vestibül der Abtei eingemauert.Bibliography:
AE 1897, 2. Stuart 1939, 608. Walser 1980, 58-59, no. 272. J. Michel, Anzeiger für Schweizerische Alterthumskunde (1896) 110.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caeSARI AUGUSTO gerMANICI CAESAR F geRAMNICO IMPER poNTIFICI MAXUMO tribUNICIA POTEST COS civitATES IIII VALLIS POENIN[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Alpes Graiae et Poeninae
Town:
Saint-Triphon
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
See comment
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
[Civitates I]III | [V]alli[s Poeninae]
Lemmata:
JMH: The almost identical inscription for Caligula from Saint-Maurice-en-Valais can almost certainly be dated to AD 37. This probably applies to the present inscription as well.Bibliography:
CIL XII, 5524. AE 1985, 659. G. Walser, Die Straßenbau-Tätigkeit von Kaiser Claudius, Historia 29 (1980) 440-442.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caesari augusto germanici CAESAR f gerMANICO imper pontifici mAXIMO tribunicia pOTESTAS cos civitates iIII vAllIs poenin[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Ephesus
Context:
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.21 x 0.78 x 0.54 m.
Letter size: 0.03-0.045 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
AE: Trois blocs de marbre blanc, trouvés, le premier en 1956 dans la région des thermes de Scholastique, le second réemployé dans un mur byzantin au N. de la porte septentrionale de l’Agora, le troisieme, en 1956, en second remploi dans le temple d’Hadrien ou il avait deja servi lors d’une réfection du batiment. Les deux premiers blocs concernent les deux fils aines de Germanicus, Nero Iulius Caesar et Drusus Iulius Caesar et la fille ainée, la mere de Néron, Iulia Agrippina. L’éditeur croit reconnaitre le nom de Germanicus pere de ces trois princes, dans les vestiges du troisieme bloc. Nous ne saurions partager cette opinion, parce que le fils adoptif de Tibere s’appelait Germanicus Caesar, Germanicus étant emploué comme prénom. Le seul prince valable est Caligula, qui portait le nom de Caius Caesar Germanicus avant son avenement, et celui de Caius Caesar Germanicus Augustus, quand il fut monté sur trône.
Bibliography:
AE 1968, 476 c. D. Knibbe, Epigraphische Nachlese im Bereiche der ephesischen Agora, ÖJh 47 (1964-65) Beibl., col. 14-16.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]a) NeRONI CAESARi neRWNI KaiSARI b) DRUSO CAESARI GERMANICI F DROUSW KAISARI GERMANIKOU UIWI c) AGRIPPINAE AGRIPPINHI d) CAE GERManico ...U KAI GERMA
[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Cyprus
Town:
Paphos
Context:
Sanctuary, Afrodite
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Probably a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.235 x 0.85 x 0.68 m.
Letter size: 0.008-0.016 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
·Ma'rko" Fivrmio" Sekoªu'ndo" tamiva" kai; ajntistravthgo" dhvmouº‚ ³ ·ÔRwmaivwn w|i Temioikluª- - -º‚ ³ ·ejpi; prostatw'n Divwno" ª- - -º‚ ³ ·Apollwnivou tou' Meoneoª- - -º‚ ³ ·tamivou tou' e[tou" ªbº Gaªivou Kaivsaro" Sebastou' Germanikou'º‚Lemmata:
Mitford (Opuscula): A dedication to Caligula. Kouklia, in the Inscription House; found in March, 1888 during excavation of the Aphrodite Temple: a pedestal of slate-coloured marble. Of the two longer faces, one, still, intact, carries the inscription JHS 9 (1888) no. 35, of the earlier half of the 3rd century B.C. On the other, now reduced by fracture on the right to a width of 0.29, is a deleted inscription overlooked by the JHS editors. The mutilation being perfunctory and directed rather against the inscribed surface as such than against letter or line, much is still legible.Bibliography:
T.B. Mitford, Roman Cyprus, ANRW II 7.2 (1980) 1315 note 103. SEG 30, 1633. T.B. Mitford, New Inscriptions from Roman Cyprus, Opuscula Archaeologica 6 (1950) 56-58, no. 30.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]GAIWI KAISARI SEBASTWi germanikou kaisaros uiwi tiberiou SEBASTOU UIWNWI GERmanikwi patri patridos arcierei MEGISTWI DHMARCIKHs exousias to .. upatwi .. autokratori MARKOS FIRMIOS SEKOundos tamias kai antistrathgos dhmou RWMAIWN WI TEMIOIKLU ... EPI PROSTATWN DIWNOS ... APOLLWNIOU TOU MEONEO... TAMIOU TOU ETOUS b GAiou kaisaros sebastou germanikou[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Aegyptus
Town:
Syene
Context:
Lower date:
39
Upper date:
39
Dating criteria:
Cos 2
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, military
Dedicator:
Per C Vitrasium Pollionem praef(ectum) Aegyp(ti) cohors Ituraeor(um) | cui prae(e)st L Eienus L f(ilius) Fal(erna tribu) Saturninus anno III C Caesaris Augusti | Germanici IIII Kal(endas) Maias n(?) d(?) h(?) III
Lemmata:
CIL: Assuan inter rudera praetorii antiqui auf Granitsockeln hinter dem Bahnhof beim Graben von Sebah gefunden una cum sequentibus duabus dipositis sic: ... In ripa Nili orientali infra casas vici Arabici inter eum et coemeterium Arabum a sepulcro q. d. Abu-Leilah m. 30 meridiem versus. Adde quae de titulis his exposuit Jouguet sublatis auctore Borchardito et consentiente ipso Jougueto erraris quibusdam. Les bases n. 14147, 3 et 4 sont à côté l’une de l’autre, tout près, sur le même alignement. A côté de la base 14147,4 on voit les restes d’une sorte de pilier; les pierres étaient parfaitement appareillées et unies entre elles par des tenons en queue d'aronde. Il ne reste que peu de chose de ce pilier, deux assises au plus. La base 14147, 1-2 ne fait pas exactement face à celle de n. 14147, 3. On ne peut guère supposer une allée de statues ayant la même largeur que l’ouverture masquée par le reste d’édifices que l’on voit auprès de la base n. 14147, 4, parceque la base n. 14147, 1-2 parait un peu éloignée des autres. JMH: Dedicated 28 April 39 AD. The number after trib. pot. is left out. It should have been 3. Later reused as a base for a statue of Trajan (CIL III, 14147, 2). Found together with staue bases for Antoninus Pius and Lucius Verus.Bibliography:
CIL III, 14147, 1. Stuart 1939, 608. R. Cagnat, BAParis. Comptes rendus des séances, january (1896) 37-45.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]C CAESARI AUG GERMANICO DIVI AUG PRONEPOTI TI CAESARIS AUG N GERMANICI CAESARIS F COS II TRIB POT PONTIF MAXIMO IMP PATRI PATRIAE PER C VITRASIUM POLLIONEM PRAEF AEGYP COHORS ITURAEOR CUI PRAEST L EIENUS L F FAL SATURNINUS ANNO III C CAESARIS AUGUSTI GERMANICI IIII KAL MAIAS M NDH III[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Italia, Umbria (Regio VI)
Town:
Spoletium
Context:
Private house
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.168 x 0.165 x 0.015 m.
Letter size: 0.02-0.039 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
[Vespasia L] f Polla
Lemmata:
CIL: Fragmentum tabulae marm. supra et infra integrum. Rep. a. 1886 in effossionibus ante aedes municipales in fondo alla cisterna. Servatur in aedibus municipalibus in horreis. Arch. epigr.: Im Atrium dieses Hauses fand sich beim Ausräumen des Brunnens von einer Inschrifttafel aus Marmor ein links und rechts gebrochenes Stück. Das Denkmal steht, so viel ich sehe, vereinzelt da. Zwar sind römischen Kaisern währen ihrer Regierungszeit äußerst zahlreiche Standbilder errichtet worden, und regelmäßig gaben die Inschriften auf den Sockeln an, von wer die Errichtung herrührte. Aber auch wenn dies Einzelpersonen waren (nach den erhaltenen Inschriften zu Urtheilen ist dies eine verhältnismäßig geringe Minderzahl der Fälle gewesen), befanden sich die Bildnisse wohl gewöhnlich auf Plätzen oder in öffentlichen Gebäuden, oder wenn sie auf einem Boden standen, der Privateigenthum war, so werden dies meist Stellen gewesen sein, die einem größeren Publikum zugänglich waren, wie Gärten und Villen. In unserem Falle kann nach der Fundstelle, der Beschaffenheit und den Maßen der Platte wohl kein Zweifel bestehen, dass das Kaiserbildnis im Atrium des Hauses selbst sich befand. JMH: The woman dedicating the inscription could very well be the mother of Vespasian.
Bibliography:
CIL XI, 4778. AE 1892, 4. Stuart 1939, 608. Archäologisch - epigraphische Mittheilungen aus Österreich-Ungarn 15 (1892) 34-35. G.F. Gamurrini, NSc (1886) 326-327.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caesari augusTO GErmanico germanici caesariS F TI CAESaris aug n dini augusti pron pont MAX TRIB Pot .. cos .. vespasia l F POLLA[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Didyma
Context:
Sanctuary
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.95 x 0.75 x 0.75 m.
Letter size: 0.015-0.02 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, corporation
Dedicator:
H Neopo³ioi; oiJ prwvtw" neopoªihvºsante" aujtou' ³ ejpi; ajrcierevw" Gnaivou Oujergilivou Kapivtwno" ³ tou' me;n ejn Meilhvtwi naou' Gai?ou Kaivsaro" to; prw'³ton th'" de; Asiva" to; trivton ªkai;º Tiberivou Ioulivou ³ Dhmhtrivou nomoqevtou uiJou' Mhnogevnou" ajrcierevw" ³ to; deuvteron kai; newkovrou tou' ejn Meilhvtwi naou' hJ kai; ³ Prwtomavcou tou' Gluvkwno" Ioulievw" tou' ajrcineop³oiou' kai; sebastovnewi kai; sebastolovgou ejk tw'n ijdiv³wn ajnevqhkan
Lemmata:
Rehm: Inv. 156. Gefunden an der Südseite des Tempels, nahe der Südwestecke. Basis aus weißem Marmor. Das obere Profil abgearbeitet, dabai linke obererechteckige Einarbeitungen. JMH: The name of Caligula has been deliberately removed.Bibliography:
AE 1912, 134. Stuart 1939, 608. A. Rehm, Didyma II. Die Inschriften (Berlin 1958) 132-133, no. 148.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]autokratora gaion kaISARA GERMANIKOn germanikou uiON QEON SEBASTON H NEWPO IOI OI PRWTWS NEWPOihSANTES AUTOU EPI ARCIEREWS GNAIOU OUERGILIOU KAPITWNOS TOU MEN EN MEILHTWI NAOU GAIOU KAISAROS TO PRW TON THS DE ASIAS TO TRITON epi TIBERIOU IOULIOU DHMHTRIOU NOMOQETOU UIOU MHNOGENOUS ARCIEREWS TO DEUTERON KAI NEWKOROU TOU EN MEILHTWI NAOU H KAI PRWTOMACOU TOU GLUKWNOS IOULIEWS TOU ARCINEOKOP OU KAI SEBASTONEWs KAI SEBASTOLOGOU H EK TWN IDI WN ANEQHKAN PRWTOMACOS GLUKWNOS IOULIEUS H NEWN ARTEMW NOS MEILHSIOS FILOGAIOS H QEOPOMPOS QEOPOM POU ASKLHPIOGENHS PERGAMHNOS H SWCARHS SWCAROUS ANTIOCEUS H PEIQIAS PUQEOU KUZIKHNOS H DIOKLHS MOITA APAMEUS H GLUKWN EUARCOU LAODIKEUS H IEROKLHS ARTEMIDWROU KAISAREUS H DAIMENHS ANTIGONOU ADRAMUT THNOS H PULADHS PANTALEONTOS FILOMHLEUS H ASPA SIOS ARISTOKLEOUS ALIKARNASSEUS H OLUMPIANOS POPLIOU IERWNUMOS ZMURNAIOS H ERMIPPOS ER MIPPOU SARDIANOS H OI FILOSEBASTOI H GRAFENTWN TWN ONOMATWN KATA KLHRON[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Vienna
Context:
Lower date:
33
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Pontifex
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.20 x 0.83 x 0.27 m.
Letter size: 0.065-0.09 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
CIL: Tabula. Rep. a 1823 vel 1824 Viennae in fundamentis archiscopatus, delata in museum, ubi extat. JMH: Vienne, Mus. Lapidaire, inv. no. 536. Seen and measured (1.20x0.83x0.27 l. 0.065-0.09) in July 1999. The block could either be part of a base or belong to a larger monument. Mouldings were possibly attached top and bottom.
Bibliography:
CIL XII, 1848. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]C CAESARI GERMANICI F ti AUGUSTI N DIVI AUG PRON GERMANICO PONTIFICI Q[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Vienna
Context:
Lower date:
33
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Pontifex
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.15 x 0.74 x 0.20 m.
Letter size: 0.065-0.09 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
CIL: Tabula. JMH: Vienne, Mus. Lapidaire, inv. no. 680. Seen and measured (1.15x0.74x0.20 l. 0.065-0.09) in July 1999. The block could either be part of a base or belong to a larger monument. Mouldings were possibly attached top and bottom.Bibliography:
CIL XII, 1849. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]C CAESARI GERMANICI F TI AUG N dIVI AUGUSTI PRONEPOTI GERMANICO pONTIFICI Q
[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Saint-Jean-de-la-porte
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Trib pot / cos
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
Ratiari | VoludniensesLemmata:
CIL: Basis. JMH: The name of Caligula seems to be in the ablative case as indicated by the final e in Caesare in l. 1. This could well be an error in the copying of the inscription.
Bibliography:
CIL XII, 2331. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c CAESARE AUG germanico IMP PONT MAX TRIB POTEST COS RATIARI VOLUDNIENSES[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Aigiale
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.30 x 0.50 x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:ÔO dh'mªo"º
Lemmata:
IG: Fragmentum baseos marmorae. Thomb: Marmorbasis, vielleicht zu dem daneben liegenden Fragment einer Statue gehörig, auf der Südseite der Akropolis von Vigla.Bibliography:
IG XII, 7, 437. A. Thomb, Inschriften von den griechischen Inseln, AM 16 (1881) 174, no. 4. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]gaiwi kaisari germanikwi GERMANIKOu kaisaros uiwi SEBASTWI O DHMos[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Aquitania
Town:
Avaricum
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.52 x 0.64 x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Etnoso | Anavus Attici lib(ertus) | v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)
Lemmata:
CIL: Basis. Rep. m. April a. 1882 Bourges, rue Coursalon, in fundamentis moenium Romanorum. Extat ibi in museo antiquariorum.Bibliography:
CIL XIII, 1189. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]CAESARI GER MANICO AUG P P ET ETNOSO ANAVUS ATTICI LIB V S L M[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Thera
Context:
Theatre
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Scenae frons
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
IG: In theatri scenae Romana qui olim fuerant, lapidis inventi sunt. Rose: The dedications were inscribed on stones that formed part of the roman scaenae frons of the theatre, and W. Dörpfeld proposed that the associated statues were placed between the columns of the scenae. The mason marks are still preserved on the blocks, thus permitting a reconstruction of the statuary arrangement: Germanicus (IG 12, 3, suppl., 1393), as Zeus Boulaios, appeared on the left, Vespasian in the centre, and Agrippina (IG 12, 3, suppl., 1392), as Hestia Boulaia, at the right. The Vespasian dedication is clearly a replacement of an earlier one of Caligula.
Bibliography:
IG XII, 3, suppl., 1392-1394. H. Dörpfeld, Das Theater von Thera, Thera III: Stadtgeschichte von Thera (1904) 259-260. Rose 1997, 160-161, no. 97.
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Ruscino
Context:
Forum
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x 0.02 m.
Letter size: 0.05-0.06 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
Espérandieu: Sur ce forum, d'environ 3000 métres carrés de superficie, les statues, dont on reconnu les piédestaux étaient disposées ainsi que l'indique la figure insérée au Bull. archéol. du Comité (1914) p. 185. Toutes les dédicaces sont gravées sur des tablettes de marbre de faible épaisseur, quelquefois opisthographes. JMH: Other inscriptions from the Forum honor: Germanicus, Drusus II, Agrippina I, Tiberius, Drusilla?, Drusus III, Claudius?, and Agrippina II.
Bibliography:
Rose 1997, 130-131, no. 57. Espérandieu 1929, 183-187, no. 620. M. Gayraud, Les inscriptions de Ruscino, RANarb suppl. 7 (1980) 76-77, no. 5.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caeSARI germanici CAEASRIS f ti caesaris augusti nePOTI[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Maritima
Context:
Lower date:
40
Upper date:
40
Dating criteria:
Cos 3
Type of monument:
Altar
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.11 x 0.60 x 0.47 m.
Letter size: 0.05 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Sex Aelanius Pisinus | sevir Augustalis | d(e) s(ua) p(ecunia) d(edit)
Lemmata:
Espérandieu: Autel trouvé au pont de l'ille et conservé à Carry-le-Rouet, dans le jardin de M. Ph. Jourde.
Bibliography:
Espérandieu 1929, 29-30, no. 89.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]CAESARI GERMANICO trib pot ... COS III SEX AELaNIUS PISINUS SEVIR AUGUSTALIS D S p D[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Vienna
Context:
Lower date:
33
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Pontifex
Type of monument:
Tabula
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.19 x 0.18 x 0.08 m.
Letter size: 0.05 m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
AE: Fragment de plaque de marbre. La restitution de ce document est rendue possible par la comparation avec les deux inscriptions CIL XII, 1848 et 1849.Bibliography:
AE 1995, 1039. F. Bertrandy, Études Savoisiennes 4 (1995) 67-76.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caesari germanici f ti augusti n diVI Aug pron GERManico pontifici q
[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Sardis
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.18 x 2.06 x 0.26 m.
Letter size: 0.09 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ÔO dh'³ªmo" kaqievrwºsen
Lemmata:
AE: En 1965, dans les fondations d'un édifice d'époque tardive, au SE de la synagogue. Bloc de marbre brisé à g., avec moulure sup. abattue; surface inscrite détruite en b. à g. Les deux dernières lettres de la première l. sont gravées sur un martelage. Herrmann: Besonders eindrücksvoll ist ein über zwei Meter breiter Marmorblock, der 1965 freigelegt wurde, und zwar im Unterbau eines spätantiken Tetrapylon.
Bibliography:
AE 1995, 1459. SEG 45, 1645. P. Herrmann, Sardeis, in E. Schwertheim, Forschungen in Lydien, Asia Minor Studien 17 (Bonn 1995) 31-32.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]gerMANIKON kaisaRA QEON sebasTON O DH mos kaqierwSEN[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Italia, Etruria (Regio VII)
Town:
Veii
Context:
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Tabula
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
CIL: Fragmentum tabulae marmoreae. Fuit a. 1909 Isola Farnese insertum in pavimento ante scalas, quibus adscenditur ad aedes, quae sunt observae palatio baronali.Bibliography:
CIL XI, 7744.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caesari germanico germanici f TI AUG n divi augusti pRON ...[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Amyzon
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.10 x 0.90 x ? m.
Letter size: 0.025 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Antigoni;" Apollwnivou stefanhfovro"
Lemmata:
Robert: Au mur Ouest, près de l'angle Nord-Ouest, sommet d'une base de marbre. Sur le petit côté droit, en haut, anathyrose; en bas, trou de goujon; il devait donc y avoir à droite une autre base, formant un ensemble avec celle-ci.
Bibliography:
J. & L. Robert, Fouilles d'Amyzon en Carie (Paris 1983) 266, no. 68.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]GAION KAISARA SEBASTON GERMANIKON TON AUTOKRATORA KAQIERWSEN ANTIGONIS APOLLWNIOU STEFANHFOROS[/B]Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Kalymna
Context:
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.72 x 0.57 x 0.57 m.
Letter size: 0.03 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ªÔO da'mo" oJ Kaºlªumnivwnº ³ ªejteivmasenº
Lemmata:
Segre: Basis rotunda marmoris albi, superne mutila.
Bibliography:
IGRR IV, 1023. Stuart 1938, 18. M. Segre, Tituli Calymnii, ASAtene 22-23 (1944-1945) 164-165, no. 143.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]o damos o kaLuminiwn eteimasen gaion kaISARa gerMANI KON TON EAUTOU DI A PROGONWN EUER GETAN EUNOIAS KAI EUSEBEIAS ENEKEN[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Achaea
Town:
Exarkhos
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
ª- - -º ajrcivereu" aujtou' dia; bivou ª- - -º
Lemmata:
Mellor: A text from Exarchos in Phocis records the dedication of a statue of Caligula to the goddess Roma. To my knowledge, the complete text has not been published. Klaffenbach: Ein Neufund war aber auch hier beschert: die Weihung einer Statue des Kaisers Caligula durch den ajrciereu" aujtou' dia; bivou an den Göttin rJwvmh;. In Namen des Kaisers ist das Wort Gavion durch Rasur getilgt. JMH: The inscription could come from either Abai or Hyampolis. To my knowledge the inscription has still not been properly published.
Bibliography:
R. Mellor, Qea; JRwvmh, The Worship of the Goddess Roma in the Greek World (Göttingen 1975) 106, 211, no. 40. G. Klaffenbach, Reise durch Mittelgrieschenland und die Ionischen Inseln, SBBerlin (1935) 705-706.This is from the work of Jakob Hotje in his work Roman Imperial Statue Bases.
Joe Geranio
JCIA
Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D.
Caius Caesar was born in 12 A.D., the son of Germanicus and Agrippina Sr. He was nicknamed Caligula, meaning "little boots," by the legions because as a child his mother dressed him in military uniforms (including little boots). Initially he was very popular, succeeding Tiberius in 37 A.D. and for a few brief months ruling very well. However, an unknown disease drove him mad and his reign soon degenerated into debauchery and murder. He was murdered by the Praetorian Guard in 41 A.D.
Caligula Vesta AS- (Courtesy Joe Geranio)
Franks Find!! With Metal Detector
Here are some details of the find. In fact, this denarius of Caligula is part of a small treasure of 20 denarii, scattered over a small area of semi-arid scrub land, near the ancient roman city of Nemausus (today Nimes). Thanks to the calcarious soil the coins did not suffer corrosion. Besides some broken roman tiles, the area was virgin. It was evidently a site where was located a small country house, modest in all ways and deserted ever since the first century AD. Through the wear of the coins, from republican denarii, gallion types of Marcus Antonius, several Augustus denarii and the common Tiberius denarius with Livia seated, it can easily be concluded that the 20 denarii were hidden or lost at one time, about 38 AD, because the wear of each coin was equivalent with the age as compared with the most recent one (of Caligula). Nothing else was found here, except a small copper gallic coin, much older, and, since it was in superb condition, using the same wear/age considerations, was lost about a hundred years earlier. Knowing that the salary of a common soldier at that time was about one denarius a day, the amount of denarii found here was quite considerable. The brown margin on top of the reverse is concretion (some people mistakenly thought the coin is subaerate). As the above information is first-hand, I can guarantee the coin is genuine. For sentimental reasons the coin is not for sale, but I’ll be happy to contribute to numismatic science by publication of its image Regards Frank. This was sent to me by Frank where he found this denarius of Caligula. Frank granted portraitsofcaligula.com permission to use. These are Franks comments- Joe Geranio
The Very, Very Rare Caligula Quinarius!! Photo sent to Joe Geranio. I Have yet to see one in person.
The Lack of S.C. on Caligulan Sestertius
Joe Geranio
Augustus (Prima Porta) Adlocvtio
ADLOCUT[IO] COH[ORTIUM], a highly original type that shows the new emperor addressing a group of five soldiers (RIC 32f). This type presumably refers to the donative Caligula gave to the Praetorians on his ascension. The sestertius may have been struck as a commemorative and distributed among the soldiers. He was the first emperor to acknowledge a debt to the guards.
Why the lack of S.C.? This was clearly a way for Caligula to give a special donativ to the Praeetoian Guard.
The Caligula OB/CIVES/SERVATOS Sestertius also with th weak argument that because SPQR is on the reverse that should suffice for the lack of the S.C?
Gaius Caligula. 37-41 AD. Æ Sestertius (29.80 gm). Struck 37-38 AD. [C] CAESAR. AVG.
GERMANICVS. PON. M. TR. POT., laureate head of Caligula left / S. P. Q. R / P. P /
OB. CIVES. / SERVATOS, legend in four lines in oak wreath. RIC I 37; BMCRE 38, Cohen
24.Sestertii of Caligula are not rare, but do command a premium in today's market, particularly in the outstanding condition of this coin. During Caligula's short reign, only 4 types of Sestertii were issued in his name: 1) ADLOCVT COH, Caligula addressing soldiers; 2) AGRIPPINA, DRVSILLA, IVLIA, SC, Caligula's three sisters; 3) SPQR OB CIVES SERVATOS, legend in four lines within wreath; 4) DIVO AVG, S-C, Gaius sacrificing before hexastyle temple. The types were repeated each year with changing obverse inscriptions. A fifth type was issued in Agrippina Sr.'s name which has her bust on the obverse and a carpentum on the reverse.
Over the years, I have probably handled 100 of the these coins and have never given them much thought, after all the type is rather dull. Coming up with something interesting to write though raised a question. It is interesting to note that all the current standard references for this sestertius fail to mention the fact that it lacks the usual designation of SC typically found on sestertii. They all make special note of the Adlocutio type which also lacks the SC and suggest that it must have been a special issue struck by Caligula from aes acquired from some source other than the aerarium, but none mention this type. Was it also struck from aes acquired from another source, or is their another explanation for the lack of SC? Both types were issued throughout Caligula's reign and the SC is never added. Were these special issues every year? That to me seems difficult to believe. Perhaps these two issues were Caligula's first issues and there was some confusion as to whether SC belonged on them at all; these were the first Rome mint sestertii to carry and emperor's portrait on the obverse and it may have been seen as disrespectful. The lack of SC on the reverse lead Gnecchi to conclude that this type was a medallic issue and he included it in his work on Roman medallions. Anyway, something to think about.I believe this coin as Gnecci concludes that the OB CIVES SERVATOS type was a medallic issue.
Joe Geranio
1. Brian Murphys- Coin of the week Article
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Caligula, the grand nephew and murder of Tiberius, most worthy to succeed that emperor, because of an equally infamous, though not so able a tyrant, reigned from A.D. 37 to A.D. 41.
His real appellation was Caius Caesar, but about the time of Augustus' death, he, still a child, being with the army of the lower Rhine, the soldiers, with whom he was a great favorite, were accustomed in the joking parlance of the camp, to give him the nickname of Cligula(from Caligae) because he constantly appeared in teh usual military leggings.The Non-Numismatic Inscriptions of Gaius Caligula- Joe Geranio
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Mytilene
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
BaseDimensions (hxwxd):
0.21 x 0.36 x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Divh" oJ i[reu" ª- - -º ³ ª- - - kai; ajgºwnoqevta" Aujtªokravtoº³ªro" Kaivsaro" Divºo" Olumpivªw Sebavstwº
Lemmata:
IG: In ruderibus veteris ecclesiae S. Therapontis repertum fragmentum baseos. JMH: Olympios is otherwise unattested for emperors besides Hadrian.
Bibliography:
IG XII, 2, 209. IGRR IV, 76. Stuart 1939, 608.[B] Get abbreviations for bibliography
gaion kaisara SEBASTON AUTOKRATora gerMANIKON patera patridOS DIHS O IREUS... ... kai agWNOQETAS AUTokrato ros kaisaros diOS OLUMPIw sebastw[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Kalymna
Context:
Sanctuary, Temple of Apollo
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.36 x 0.41 x 0.18 m.
Letter size: 0.02 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ÔO da'mo" oJ Kalumnªivº³wn sunkaqievrwse ³ Apovllªwºni ªDaºlivwi Kaluvmªnºa" medevontiLemmata:
Segre: Basis lapidis tophini infra et a dextro latere mutila. Ad templum Apollinis invenit Newton; nunc in Museo Britannico servatur.
Bibliography:
IGRR IV, 1022. Stuart 1939, 608. M. Segre, Tituli Calymnii, ASAtene 22-23 (1944-1945) 149, no. 109.Emperor:
Caligula
Province:
Lycia et Pamphylia
Town:
Perge?
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.10 x 0.63 x 0.63 m.
Letter size: 0.035-0.045 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:ÔO dh'mo"
Lemmata:
Pace: A cirta tre ore da Adalia verso oriente, nella direzione della strada di Gundur segnata nella carta del Kiepert presso Lanckoronski, nel Caragialler Mezarlik esiste una base di pietra del diam. di cm. 63 piantata capovolta nel suolo, da cui emerge m. 1,10. In belle lettere regolari porta l’iscrizione: (inscription); le lettere delle prime cinque linee sono di cm. 3,5, quelle dell’ultima di cm. 4,5. Si tratta di una delle solite “acclamationes”, all’imperatore Caligola, il cui nome ufficiale era appunto, com’ è noto, Caio Caesare Augusto Germanico. Il demos era probabilimente quello di Perge.Bibliography:
IGSK 54, 25. SEG 2, 703. AE 1922, 3. B. Pace, La zona costiera da Adalia a Side, ASAtene 3 (1916-1921) 29, no. 13. R. Merkelbach & S. Sahin, Die Publizierten Inschriften von Perge, EpigrAnat 11 (1988) 110, no. 9.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]
UPER AUTOKRA TOROS GAIOU KAISA ROS SEBASTOU GERMANIKOU UIOU GERMANIKOU O DHMos[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Ephesus
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
IGSK: Am Aquaduct vermauert.Bibliography:
IGSK 12, 259. CIL III, 428.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]C Caesari PONTIFici maximo[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Achaea
Town:
Athenae
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.78 x 0.61 x 0.335 m.
Letter size: 0.02-0.025 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:ª- - - ejpiº³melhqevnto" tªh'" kaº³taskeuh'" ejk tw'n ªijdivwnº ³ tou' iJerevo" aujth'ª" tou' ejpi;º ³ tou;" oJplivta" stªrathgou'º ³ to; ª-º Gaivou Silivou Poªlukrivtouº ªhJ ejx Areivou pavgou boulh; kai; hJ boulh; tw'n Cº kai; oJ dh'mo" to;n swth'ra kaªi; eujº³ªergevthn - - - ejpimelhqevnto" Gaivou Silivouº Polukrivtou tou' ejpi; toªu;" oJplivta"º ³ ªstrathgou'º ³ ª- - - ejpi; iJereiva" - - -º qugatrov"
Lemmata:
IG: In arcis angulo, qui inter septentriones et orientem spectat. Fragmenta duo baseos quadriangulae marmoris Pentelici, quae copulavit Graindor a: a. 0,78, l. 0,28, cr. 0,28. b: a,78, l. 0,28, cr. 0,335. Graindor: Dédicace à Caligula et à l’une de ses sæurs? Deux fragments d’une base quadrangulaire de marbre pentélique, tous deux sur l’Acropole, l’un, près du Belvédère, l’autre, un peu plus au Sud, près du mur Est. JMH: A name has been deleted in line 4-6. Probably one of Caligula's sisters, Julia Livilla or Julia Drusilla.
Bibliography:
IG II2, 3266. P. Graindor, Inscriptions Attiques d’époque romaine, BCH 38 (1914) 401, no. 19. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]gaion kaisara sebaston germaNIKON qeou sebastou ekgonon tiberiou sEBASTOU uiwnon germanikou kaisaroS UION ... ... ... epi MELHQENTOS Ths ka TASKEUHS EK TWN idiwn TOU IEREOS AUTHs tou epi TOUS OPLITAS STrathgou GAIOU SILIOU POlukritou h ex areiou pagou boulh kai h boulh twn c KAI O DHMOS TON SWTHRA KAi eu ergethn ... epimelhqentos gaiou siliou POLUKRITOU TOU EPI TOus oplitas strathgou ... epi iereias ... QUGATROS ANEMWN KATA MANTEIAN[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Athenae
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
IG: In arce.
Bibliography:
IG II2, 3267. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]gaion kaisara sebaston germanikon qeou iouliou apogonon qeou sebastou eggonon tiBERIOU Sebastou uiwnon germanikou KAISAROs uion euerge thn ths poleWS[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Delphi
Context:
Sanctuary, Apollo
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ªTo; koino;n tw'nº ³ ªAmfiktiovnºwn ªkaqievrº³wsen ejpimeªlhteuvonto"º ³ aujtw'n Kallistravtou ªtou'º ³ Kallistravtou Devlªfouº
Lemmata:
SEG: Cippus (?). Prope templum, duo fragm. eiusdem lapidis (dom. 71 et Inv. n. 2204). Pomtow: Gaiusstatue der Amphiktyonen. Es steht im CIG 1696 ein unscheinbares Fragment in Maiuskeln, das Boeckh unergänzt ließ; es war von Clarke auf dem Platze vor der Häusern 69-70 aufgefunden, also an der Südseite des Apollontempels unweit des Pronaos. Wie in den Scheden IG VIII n. 320/22 nachgewiesen, habe ich zwei Brocken des Clarkeschen Steins aufgefunden, den einen mit erhalterner linker Kante, a. 1887 eingemauert in Augenhöhe in Haus 71, den zweiten rechts anschließenden, rings gebrochenen, im alten Museum n. 162 (jetzt Inv. 2204), und ergäntzte sie nach der Tiberius-statue Syll. n. 791 B zu dem Namen eines der folgende Kaiser. Da von Claudius schon drei Statuen (Syll n. 801 A-C), von Nero eine (Syll. n. 808) bezeugt sind, mußte man unsere Bildsäule mit wahrscheinlichkeit zwischen die beiden des Tiberius und die drei des Claudius setzen, sie also auf Caligula beziehen. Dann wäre sie wie nebenstehend zu ergänzen.
Bibliography:
SEG 1, 156. CIG 1696. H. Pomtow, Die Römerstatuen in Delphi, Klio 17 (1921) 166-167, no. 152.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]autokratora gaion kaisara germanikon sebaston qeou sebastou ekgonon tiberiou kai saros uiwnon arcierh dhmarcikhs exousias upaton to koinon twn amfiktuonWN kaqier WSEN EPIMElhteuontos AUTWN KALLISTRATOU tou KALLISTRATOU DELfou[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Alpes Graiae et Poeninae
Town:
Saint-Maurice-en-Valais
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Cos 1
Type of monument:
Tabula
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.78 x 0.62 x ? m.
Letter size: 0.06-0.10 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
[Civi]tates IIII vallis Poenin(ae)Lemmata:
Walser: Platte aus feinem Kalkstein, 1896 bei Ausgrabungen am Glockenturm (Marotlet) der Abtei St-Maurice (Wallis) gefunden, heute im Vestibül der Abtei eingemauert.Bibliography:
AE 1897, 2. Stuart 1939, 608. Walser 1980, 58-59, no. 272. J. Michel, Anzeiger für Schweizerische Alterthumskunde (1896) 110.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caeSARI AUGUSTO gerMANICI CAESAR F geRAMNICO IMPER poNTIFICI MAXUMO tribUNICIA POTEST COS civitATES IIII VALLIS POENIN[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Alpes Graiae et Poeninae
Town:
Saint-Triphon
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
See comment
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
[Civitates I]III | [V]alli[s Poeninae]
Lemmata:
JMH: The almost identical inscription for Caligula from Saint-Maurice-en-Valais can almost certainly be dated to AD 37. This probably applies to the present inscription as well.Bibliography:
CIL XII, 5524. AE 1985, 659. G. Walser, Die Straßenbau-Tätigkeit von Kaiser Claudius, Historia 29 (1980) 440-442.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caesari augusto germanici CAESAR f gerMANICO imper pontifici mAXIMO tribunicia pOTESTAS cos civitates iIII vAllIs poenin[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Ephesus
Context:
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.21 x 0.78 x 0.54 m.
Letter size: 0.03-0.045 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
AE: Trois blocs de marbre blanc, trouvés, le premier en 1956 dans la région des thermes de Scholastique, le second réemployé dans un mur byzantin au N. de la porte septentrionale de l’Agora, le troisieme, en 1956, en second remploi dans le temple d’Hadrien ou il avait deja servi lors d’une réfection du batiment. Les deux premiers blocs concernent les deux fils aines de Germanicus, Nero Iulius Caesar et Drusus Iulius Caesar et la fille ainée, la mere de Néron, Iulia Agrippina. L’éditeur croit reconnaitre le nom de Germanicus pere de ces trois princes, dans les vestiges du troisieme bloc. Nous ne saurions partager cette opinion, parce que le fils adoptif de Tibere s’appelait Germanicus Caesar, Germanicus étant emploué comme prénom. Le seul prince valable est Caligula, qui portait le nom de Caius Caesar Germanicus avant son avenement, et celui de Caius Caesar Germanicus Augustus, quand il fut monté sur trône.
Bibliography:
AE 1968, 476 c. D. Knibbe, Epigraphische Nachlese im Bereiche der ephesischen Agora, ÖJh 47 (1964-65) Beibl., col. 14-16.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]a) NeRONI CAESARi neRWNI KaiSARI b) DRUSO CAESARI GERMANICI F DROUSW KAISARI GERMANIKOU UIWI c) AGRIPPINAE AGRIPPINHI d) CAE GERManico ...U KAI GERMA
[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Cyprus
Town:
Paphos
Context:
Sanctuary, Afrodite
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Probably a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.235 x 0.85 x 0.68 m.
Letter size: 0.008-0.016 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
·Ma'rko" Fivrmio" Sekoªu'ndo" tamiva" kai; ajntistravthgo" dhvmouº‚ ³ ·ÔRwmaivwn w|i Temioikluª- - -º‚ ³ ·ejpi; prostatw'n Divwno" ª- - -º‚ ³ ·Apollwnivou tou' Meoneoª- - -º‚ ³ ·tamivou tou' e[tou" ªbº Gaªivou Kaivsaro" Sebastou' Germanikou'º‚Lemmata:
Mitford (Opuscula): A dedication to Caligula. Kouklia, in the Inscription House; found in March, 1888 during excavation of the Aphrodite Temple: a pedestal of slate-coloured marble. Of the two longer faces, one, still, intact, carries the inscription JHS 9 (1888) no. 35, of the earlier half of the 3rd century B.C. On the other, now reduced by fracture on the right to a width of 0.29, is a deleted inscription overlooked by the JHS editors. The mutilation being perfunctory and directed rather against the inscribed surface as such than against letter or line, much is still legible.Bibliography:
T.B. Mitford, Roman Cyprus, ANRW II 7.2 (1980) 1315 note 103. SEG 30, 1633. T.B. Mitford, New Inscriptions from Roman Cyprus, Opuscula Archaeologica 6 (1950) 56-58, no. 30.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]GAIWI KAISARI SEBASTWi germanikou kaisaros uiwi tiberiou SEBASTOU UIWNWI GERmanikwi patri patridos arcierei MEGISTWI DHMARCIKHs exousias to .. upatwi .. autokratori MARKOS FIRMIOS SEKOundos tamias kai antistrathgos dhmou RWMAIWN WI TEMIOIKLU ... EPI PROSTATWN DIWNOS ... APOLLWNIOU TOU MEONEO... TAMIOU TOU ETOUS b GAiou kaisaros sebastou germanikou[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Aegyptus
Town:
Syene
Context:
Lower date:
39
Upper date:
39
Dating criteria:
Cos 2
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, military
Dedicator:
Per C Vitrasium Pollionem praef(ectum) Aegyp(ti) cohors Ituraeor(um) | cui prae(e)st L Eienus L f(ilius) Fal(erna tribu) Saturninus anno III C Caesaris Augusti | Germanici IIII Kal(endas) Maias n(?) d(?) h(?) III
Lemmata:
CIL: Assuan inter rudera praetorii antiqui auf Granitsockeln hinter dem Bahnhof beim Graben von Sebah gefunden una cum sequentibus duabus dipositis sic: ... In ripa Nili orientali infra casas vici Arabici inter eum et coemeterium Arabum a sepulcro q. d. Abu-Leilah m. 30 meridiem versus. Adde quae de titulis his exposuit Jouguet sublatis auctore Borchardito et consentiente ipso Jougueto erraris quibusdam. Les bases n. 14147, 3 et 4 sont à côté l’une de l’autre, tout près, sur le même alignement. A côté de la base 14147,4 on voit les restes d’une sorte de pilier; les pierres étaient parfaitement appareillées et unies entre elles par des tenons en queue d'aronde. Il ne reste que peu de chose de ce pilier, deux assises au plus. La base 14147, 1-2 ne fait pas exactement face à celle de n. 14147, 3. On ne peut guère supposer une allée de statues ayant la même largeur que l’ouverture masquée par le reste d’édifices que l’on voit auprès de la base n. 14147, 4, parceque la base n. 14147, 1-2 parait un peu éloignée des autres. JMH: Dedicated 28 April 39 AD. The number after trib. pot. is left out. It should have been 3. Later reused as a base for a statue of Trajan (CIL III, 14147, 2). Found together with staue bases for Antoninus Pius and Lucius Verus.Bibliography:
CIL III, 14147, 1. Stuart 1939, 608. R. Cagnat, BAParis. Comptes rendus des séances, january (1896) 37-45.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]C CAESARI AUG GERMANICO DIVI AUG PRONEPOTI TI CAESARIS AUG N GERMANICI CAESARIS F COS II TRIB POT PONTIF MAXIMO IMP PATRI PATRIAE PER C VITRASIUM POLLIONEM PRAEF AEGYP COHORS ITURAEOR CUI PRAEST L EIENUS L F FAL SATURNINUS ANNO III C CAESARIS AUGUSTI GERMANICI IIII KAL MAIAS M NDH III[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Italia, Umbria (Regio VI)
Town:
Spoletium
Context:
Private house
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.168 x 0.165 x 0.015 m.
Letter size: 0.02-0.039 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
[Vespasia L] f Polla
Lemmata:
CIL: Fragmentum tabulae marm. supra et infra integrum. Rep. a. 1886 in effossionibus ante aedes municipales in fondo alla cisterna. Servatur in aedibus municipalibus in horreis. Arch. epigr.: Im Atrium dieses Hauses fand sich beim Ausräumen des Brunnens von einer Inschrifttafel aus Marmor ein links und rechts gebrochenes Stück. Das Denkmal steht, so viel ich sehe, vereinzelt da. Zwar sind römischen Kaisern währen ihrer Regierungszeit äußerst zahlreiche Standbilder errichtet worden, und regelmäßig gaben die Inschriften auf den Sockeln an, von wer die Errichtung herrührte. Aber auch wenn dies Einzelpersonen waren (nach den erhaltenen Inschriften zu Urtheilen ist dies eine verhältnismäßig geringe Minderzahl der Fälle gewesen), befanden sich die Bildnisse wohl gewöhnlich auf Plätzen oder in öffentlichen Gebäuden, oder wenn sie auf einem Boden standen, der Privateigenthum war, so werden dies meist Stellen gewesen sein, die einem größeren Publikum zugänglich waren, wie Gärten und Villen. In unserem Falle kann nach der Fundstelle, der Beschaffenheit und den Maßen der Platte wohl kein Zweifel bestehen, dass das Kaiserbildnis im Atrium des Hauses selbst sich befand. JMH: The woman dedicating the inscription could very well be the mother of Vespasian.
Bibliography:
CIL XI, 4778. AE 1892, 4. Stuart 1939, 608. Archäologisch - epigraphische Mittheilungen aus Österreich-Ungarn 15 (1892) 34-35. G.F. Gamurrini, NSc (1886) 326-327.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caesari augusTO GErmanico germanici caesariS F TI CAESaris aug n dini augusti pron pont MAX TRIB Pot .. cos .. vespasia l F POLLA[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Didyma
Context:
Sanctuary
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.95 x 0.75 x 0.75 m.
Letter size: 0.015-0.02 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, corporation
Dedicator:
H Neopo³ioi; oiJ prwvtw" neopoªihvºsante" aujtou' ³ ejpi; ajrcierevw" Gnaivou Oujergilivou Kapivtwno" ³ tou' me;n ejn Meilhvtwi naou' Gai?ou Kaivsaro" to; prw'³ton th'" de; Asiva" to; trivton ªkai;º Tiberivou Ioulivou ³ Dhmhtrivou nomoqevtou uiJou' Mhnogevnou" ajrcierevw" ³ to; deuvteron kai; newkovrou tou' ejn Meilhvtwi naou' hJ kai; ³ Prwtomavcou tou' Gluvkwno" Ioulievw" tou' ajrcineop³oiou' kai; sebastovnewi kai; sebastolovgou ejk tw'n ijdiv³wn ajnevqhkan
Lemmata:
Rehm: Inv. 156. Gefunden an der Südseite des Tempels, nahe der Südwestecke. Basis aus weißem Marmor. Das obere Profil abgearbeitet, dabai linke obererechteckige Einarbeitungen. JMH: The name of Caligula has been deliberately removed.Bibliography:
AE 1912, 134. Stuart 1939, 608. A. Rehm, Didyma II. Die Inschriften (Berlin 1958) 132-133, no. 148.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]autokratora gaion kaISARA GERMANIKOn germanikou uiON QEON SEBASTON H NEWPO IOI OI PRWTWS NEWPOihSANTES AUTOU EPI ARCIEREWS GNAIOU OUERGILIOU KAPITWNOS TOU MEN EN MEILHTWI NAOU GAIOU KAISAROS TO PRW TON THS DE ASIAS TO TRITON epi TIBERIOU IOULIOU DHMHTRIOU NOMOQETOU UIOU MHNOGENOUS ARCIEREWS TO DEUTERON KAI NEWKOROU TOU EN MEILHTWI NAOU H KAI PRWTOMACOU TOU GLUKWNOS IOULIEWS TOU ARCINEOKOP OU KAI SEBASTONEWs KAI SEBASTOLOGOU H EK TWN IDI WN ANEQHKAN PRWTOMACOS GLUKWNOS IOULIEUS H NEWN ARTEMW NOS MEILHSIOS FILOGAIOS H QEOPOMPOS QEOPOM POU ASKLHPIOGENHS PERGAMHNOS H SWCARHS SWCAROUS ANTIOCEUS H PEIQIAS PUQEOU KUZIKHNOS H DIOKLHS MOITA APAMEUS H GLUKWN EUARCOU LAODIKEUS H IEROKLHS ARTEMIDWROU KAISAREUS H DAIMENHS ANTIGONOU ADRAMUT THNOS H PULADHS PANTALEONTOS FILOMHLEUS H ASPA SIOS ARISTOKLEOUS ALIKARNASSEUS H OLUMPIANOS POPLIOU IERWNUMOS ZMURNAIOS H ERMIPPOS ER MIPPOU SARDIANOS H OI FILOSEBASTOI H GRAFENTWN TWN ONOMATWN KATA KLHRON[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Vienna
Context:
Lower date:
33
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Pontifex
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.20 x 0.83 x 0.27 m.
Letter size: 0.065-0.09 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
CIL: Tabula. Rep. a 1823 vel 1824 Viennae in fundamentis archiscopatus, delata in museum, ubi extat. JMH: Vienne, Mus. Lapidaire, inv. no. 536. Seen and measured (1.20x0.83x0.27 l. 0.065-0.09) in July 1999. The block could either be part of a base or belong to a larger monument. Mouldings were possibly attached top and bottom.
Bibliography:
CIL XII, 1848. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]C CAESARI GERMANICI F ti AUGUSTI N DIVI AUG PRON GERMANICO PONTIFICI Q[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Vienna
Context:
Lower date:
33
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Pontifex
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.15 x 0.74 x 0.20 m.
Letter size: 0.065-0.09 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
CIL: Tabula. JMH: Vienne, Mus. Lapidaire, inv. no. 680. Seen and measured (1.15x0.74x0.20 l. 0.065-0.09) in July 1999. The block could either be part of a base or belong to a larger monument. Mouldings were possibly attached top and bottom.Bibliography:
CIL XII, 1849. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]C CAESARI GERMANICI F TI AUG N dIVI AUGUSTI PRONEPOTI GERMANICO pONTIFICI Q
[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Saint-Jean-de-la-porte
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Trib pot / cos
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
Ratiari | VoludniensesLemmata:
CIL: Basis. JMH: The name of Caligula seems to be in the ablative case as indicated by the final e in Caesare in l. 1. This could well be an error in the copying of the inscription.
Bibliography:
CIL XII, 2331. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c CAESARE AUG germanico IMP PONT MAX TRIB POTEST COS RATIARI VOLUDNIENSES[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Aigiale
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.30 x 0.50 x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:ÔO dh'mªo"º
Lemmata:
IG: Fragmentum baseos marmorae. Thomb: Marmorbasis, vielleicht zu dem daneben liegenden Fragment einer Statue gehörig, auf der Südseite der Akropolis von Vigla.Bibliography:
IG XII, 7, 437. A. Thomb, Inschriften von den griechischen Inseln, AM 16 (1881) 174, no. 4. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]gaiwi kaisari germanikwi GERMANIKOu kaisaros uiwi SEBASTWI O DHMos[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Aquitania
Town:
Avaricum
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.52 x 0.64 x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Etnoso | Anavus Attici lib(ertus) | v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)
Lemmata:
CIL: Basis. Rep. m. April a. 1882 Bourges, rue Coursalon, in fundamentis moenium Romanorum. Extat ibi in museo antiquariorum.Bibliography:
CIL XIII, 1189. Stuart 1939, 608.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]CAESARI GER MANICO AUG P P ET ETNOSO ANAVUS ATTICI LIB V S L M[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Achaea
Town:
Thera
Context:
Theatre
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Scenae frons
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
IG: In theatri scenae Romana qui olim fuerant, lapidis inventi sunt. Rose: The dedications were inscribed on stones that formed part of the roman scaenae frons of the theatre, and W. Dörpfeld proposed that the associated statues were placed between the columns of the scenae. The mason marks are still preserved on the blocks, thus permitting a reconstruction of the statuary arrangement: Germanicus (IG 12, 3, suppl., 1393), as Zeus Boulaios, appeared on the left, Vespasian in the centre, and Agrippina (IG 12, 3, suppl., 1392), as Hestia Boulaia, at the right. The Vespasian dedication is clearly a replacement of an earlier one of Caligula.
Bibliography:
IG XII, 3, suppl., 1392-1394. H. Dörpfeld, Das Theater von Thera, Thera III: Stadtgeschichte von Thera (1904) 259-260. Rose 1997, 160-161, no. 97.
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Ruscino
Context:
Forum
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Probably part of a base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x 0.02 m.
Letter size: 0.05-0.06 m.
Type of dedicator:
None
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
Espérandieu: Sur ce forum, d'environ 3000 métres carrés de superficie, les statues, dont on reconnu les piédestaux étaient disposées ainsi que l'indique la figure insérée au Bull. archéol. du Comité (1914) p. 185. Toutes les dédicaces sont gravées sur des tablettes de marbre de faible épaisseur, quelquefois opisthographes. JMH: Other inscriptions from the Forum honor: Germanicus, Drusus II, Agrippina I, Tiberius, Drusilla?, Drusus III, Claudius?, and Agrippina II.
Bibliography:
Rose 1997, 130-131, no. 57. Espérandieu 1929, 183-187, no. 620. M. Gayraud, Les inscriptions de Ruscino, RANarb suppl. 7 (1980) 76-77, no. 5.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caeSARI germanici CAEASRIS f ti caesaris augusti nePOTI[/B]
Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Maritima
Context:
Lower date:
40
Upper date:
40
Dating criteria:
Cos 3
Type of monument:
Altar
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.11 x 0.60 x 0.47 m.
Letter size: 0.05 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Sex Aelanius Pisinus | sevir Augustalis | d(e) s(ua) p(ecunia) d(edit)
Lemmata:
Espérandieu: Autel trouvé au pont de l'ille et conservé à Carry-le-Rouet, dans le jardin de M. Ph. Jourde.
Bibliography:
Espérandieu 1929, 29-30, no. 89.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]CAESARI GERMANICO trib pot ... COS III SEX AELaNIUS PISINUS SEVIR AUGUSTALIS D S p D[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Narbonensis
Town:
Vienna
Context:
Lower date:
33
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Pontifex
Type of monument:
Tabula
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.19 x 0.18 x 0.08 m.
Letter size: 0.05 m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
AE: Fragment de plaque de marbre. La restitution de ce document est rendue possible par la comparation avec les deux inscriptions CIL XII, 1848 et 1849.Bibliography:
AE 1995, 1039. F. Bertrandy, Études Savoisiennes 4 (1995) 67-76.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caesari germanici f ti augusti n diVI Aug pron GERManico pontifici q
[/B]Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Sardis
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
1.18 x 2.06 x 0.26 m.
Letter size: 0.09 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ÔO dh'³ªmo" kaqievrwºsen
Lemmata:
AE: En 1965, dans les fondations d'un édifice d'époque tardive, au SE de la synagogue. Bloc de marbre brisé à g., avec moulure sup. abattue; surface inscrite détruite en b. à g. Les deux dernières lettres de la première l. sont gravées sur un martelage. Herrmann: Besonders eindrücksvoll ist ein über zwei Meter breiter Marmorblock, der 1965 freigelegt wurde, und zwar im Unterbau eines spätantiken Tetrapylon.
Bibliography:
AE 1995, 1459. SEG 45, 1645. P. Herrmann, Sardeis, in E. Schwertheim, Forschungen in Lydien, Asia Minor Studien 17 (Bonn 1995) 31-32.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]gerMANIKON kaisaRA QEON sebasTON O DH mos kaqierwSEN[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Italia, Etruria (Regio VII)
Town:
Veii
Context:
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Tabula
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Unknown
Dedicator:
Lemmata:
CIL: Fragmentum tabulae marmoreae. Fuit a. 1909 Isola Farnese insertum in pavimento ante scalas, quibus adscenditur ad aedes, quae sunt observae palatio baronali.Bibliography:
CIL XI, 7744.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]c caesari germanico germanici f TI AUG n divi augusti pRON ...[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Amyzon
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.10 x 0.90 x ? m.
Letter size: 0.025 m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
Antigoni;" Apollwnivou stefanhfovro"
Lemmata:
Robert: Au mur Ouest, près de l'angle Nord-Ouest, sommet d'une base de marbre. Sur le petit côté droit, en haut, anathyrose; en bas, trou de goujon; il devait donc y avoir à droite une autre base, formant un ensemble avec celle-ci.
Bibliography:
J. & L. Robert, Fouilles d'Amyzon en Carie (Paris 1983) 266, no. 68.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]GAION KAISARA SEBASTON GERMANIKON TON AUTOKRATORA KAQIERWSEN ANTIGONIS APOLLWNIOU STEFANHFOROS[/B]Emperor:
[B] Caligula[/B]
Province:
Asia
Town:
Kalymna
Context:
Lower date:
Upper date:
37
Dating criteria:
Non regnans
Type of monument:
Base
Dimensions (hxwxd):
0.72 x 0.57 x 0.57 m.
Letter size: 0.03 m.
Type of dedicator:
Public, community
Dedicator:
ªÔO da'mo" oJ Kaºlªumnivwnº ³ ªejteivmasenº
Lemmata:
Segre: Basis rotunda marmoris albi, superne mutila.
Bibliography:
IGRR IV, 1023. Stuart 1938, 18. M. Segre, Tituli Calymnii, ASAtene 22-23 (1944-1945) 164-165, no. 143.Get abbreviations for bibliography
[B]o damos o kaLuminiwn eteimasen gaion kaISARa gerMANI KON TON EAUTOU DI A PROGONWN EUER GETAN EUNOIAS KAI EUSEBEIAS ENEKEN[/B]
Emperor:
[B]Caligula
[/B] Province:
Achaea
Town:
Exarkhos
Context:
Lower date:
37
Upper date:
41
Dating criteria:
Type of monument:
Unknown
Dimensions (hxwxd):
? x ? x ? m.
Letter size: ? m.
Type of dedicator:
Private, individuals
Dedicator:
ª- - -º ajrcivereu" aujtou' dia; bivou ª- - -º
Lemmata:
Mellor: A text from Exarchos in Phocis records the dedication of a statue of Caligula to the goddess Roma. To my knowledge, the complete text has not been published. Klaffenbach: Ein Neufund war aber auch hier beschert: die Weihung einer Statue des Kaisers Caligula durch den ajrciereu" aujtou' dia; bivou an den Göttin rJwvmh;. In Namen des Kaisers ist das Wort Gavion durch Rasur getilgt. JMH: The inscription could come from either Abai or Hyampolis. To my knowledge the inscription has still not been properly published.
Bibliography:
R. Mellor, Qea; JRwvmh, The Worship of the Goddess Roma in the Greek World (Göttingen 1975) 106, 211, no. 40. G. Klaffenbach, Reise durch Mittelgrieschenland und die Ionischen Inseln, SBBerlin (1935) 705-706.portraitsofcaligula.com Jakob Hotje Research on Caligulan inscriptions.
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