Joe Geranio Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 (edited) I have been doing research on the Iconography of Caligula, and the one thing that alot of pepople do not understand is that there is only one province that we know for sure that had images of Caligula on coins before he came to power. You could go online right now and buy a coin that was minted in Rome or Lugdunum and they are plentious, but; are after he came to power in 37 A.D.. After conferring and speaking with scholars in the area of Julio-Claudian iconography, there is no establsihed "type" for a pre-principate portrait of Caligula(1) in the round either(ie: busts, statues, etc). Ergo, there are only the coins that were struck under the Princeps Tiberius that show with inscription Caligula before he came to power. The problem with dating these coins in Roman Provicial Coinage is given to 34A.D. without explanation. I guess we should thank Carthago Nova, Spain for striking these coins. (LOL) You can go to my non-profit (for educational purposes only) and hit the tab CARTHAGO NOVA at the top of the page to view some of the coins from Carthago Nova. Notes 1- J. Pollini has an article in which he attempts to identify a head in the Walters Art Gallery as a pre-principate portrait in the round. See: A Pre-Principate Portrait of Gaius (Caligula) JWAG, 1982. I happen to agree that the head is Caligula. Multa Cum Amicitia Joe Geranio portraitsofcaligula.com Edited June 4, 2006 by Joe Geranio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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