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Agrippina Senior, Wife of Germanicus, Mother of Caligula and Agrippa Jr.

Vispania Agrippina (Agrippina Senior) was born in 15 B.C., the daughter of Agrippa and Julia, Augustus' daughter. She married Germanicus, the son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia, in 5 A.D. They had nine children, of whom six survived to adulthood (Nero Caesar, Drusus Caesar, Caligula, Agrippina Jr., Julia, and Drusilla). She was the mother-in-law and sister-in-law of Claudius, and grandmother of Nero. Her husband Germanicus was extremely popular with Roman people and she accompanied him on all his military campaigns. When Germanicus died mysteriously at Antioch in 19 A.D., the governor of Syria was accused of poisoning him, but Agrippina returned to Rome and accused Tiberius of ordering the murder. To silence her, Agrippina was accused of adultery, flogged so severely that she lost an eye, banished to the island of Pandateria in 29, and starved to death on 18 October 33 A.D. Her sons, Caligula's brothers, Nero Caesar and Drusus Caesar, also died imprisoned. Caligula's first act as emperor was to return the ashes of his mother and brothers to Rome.

Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Agrippina Senior Reverse

|Caligula|, |Caligula,| |16| |March| |37| |-| |24| |January| |41| |A.D.,| |Agrippina| |Senior| |Reverse||denarius|
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.
SL113455. Silver denarius, RIC I 14 (Rome), RSC II Caligula and Agrippina 2; BMCRE I 15 (Rome), BnF II 24, Hunter I 7 (Rome), SRCV I 1825, ANACS VF20 (4915709), weight 3.59 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 180o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, end of 37 - early 38 A.D.; obverse C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT (counterclockwise), laureate head of Gaius right; reverse AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM (counterclockwise), draped bust of Agrippina Senior (his mother), her hair in a queue behind, one curly lock falls loose on the side of her neck; from a Virginia Collector; ex Eastern Numismatics Inc. (Garden City, NY, 19 Aug 2010, $4250); ANACS| Verify; rare; $5000.00 (€4700.00)
 


|Agrippina| |Sr.|, |Agrippina| |Senior,| |Died| |33| |A.D.,| |Wife| |of| |Germanicus,| |Mother| |of| |Caligula| |and| |Agrippina| |Jr.||sestertius|
"VIPSANIA AGRIPPINA, born in 15 BC to Agrippa and Julia, Augustus' daughter, married Germanicus, the son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia, in 5 AD. They had nine children, of whom six survived to adulthood (Nero Caesar, Drusus Caesar, Caligula, Agrippina Jr., Julia, and Drusilla). Germanicus was an extremely popular military figure, but he mysteriously died at Syrian Antioch in 19, believing he had been poisoned on order of Tiberius. Agrippina returned to Rome and blamed Tiberius, and a long "cold war" began. She was finally exiled to the island of Pandateria in 29, where she was starved to death in 33." - Moneta Historical Reference
SH26922. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I Claudius 102; BMCRE I Claudius p. 194, 219; BnF II Claudius 236; Cohen I 3; von Kaenel Type 78; SRCV I 1906, aVF, a little grainy, weight 29.203 g, maximum diameter 36.6 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, issued by Claudius, c. 42 A.D.; obverse AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS, draped bust right; reverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, legend around large S C; SOLD


|Agrippina| |Sr.|, |Agrippina| |Senior,| |Died| |33| |A.D.,| |Wife| |of| |Germanicus,| |Mother| |of| |Caligula| |and| |Agrippina| |Jr.||sestertius|
Agrippina Senior was born in 15 B.C., the daughter of Agrippa and Julia, Augustus' daughter. She married Germanicus, the son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia, in 5 A.D. They had nine children, of whom six survived to adulthood (Nero Caesar, Drusus Caesar, Caligula, Agrippina Jr., Julia, and Drusilla). She was the mother-in-law and sister-in-law of Claudius, and grandmother of Nero. Her husband Germanicus was extremely popular with Roman people and she accompanied her husband on all his military campaigns. When Germanicus mysteriously died at Antioch, Syria in 19 A.D., Agrippina returned to Rome and accused Tiberius of having him poisoned. She was banished by Tiberius to the island of Pandateria in 29, where she died of starvation on 18 October 33 A.D.
SH87192. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I Claudius 102; BMCRE I Claudius p. 194, 219; BnF II Claudius 236; Cohen I 3; von Kaenel Type 78; SRCV I 1906, Choice VF, excellent portrait, well centered, nice green patina on obverse, reverse with darker patina, corrosion and smoothing, weight 27.525 g, maximum diameter 34.3 mm, die axis 225o, Rome mint, issued by Claudius, c. 42 A.D.; obverse AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS, draped bust right, hair waived and tied in queue in back, a corkscrew curl on neck; reverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, legend around large S C; SOLD


|Agrippina| |Sr.|, |Agrippina| |Senior,| |b.| |14| |B.C.,| |d.| |33| |A.D.,| |Wife| |of| |Germanicus,| |Mother| |of| |Caligula| |and| |Agrippina| |Jr.||sestertius|
The carpentum was a type of state carriage, with two wheels, and commonly drawn by a pair of mules. The privilege of riding in a carpentum in public festivals was sometimes granted to females of the imperial family. Agrippina's, carriage on the reverse of this coin, was very richly adorned with painting or carving on the panels, and the cover was supported by caryatides on the corners. When Caligula instituted games and other solemnities in honor of his deceased mother Agrippina, her carpentum went in the procession (Suet. Calig. 13).
RB112052. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I Gaius 55, BMCRE I Caligula 81, Cohen I 1, BnF II Caligula 128, Hunter I Gaius 36, SRCV I 1827, VF, broad flan, green patina with some porosity and an area of encrustation, weight 25.607 g, maximum diameter 36.1 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, posthumous under Caligula, 37 - 41 A.D.; obverse AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust right, her hair tied in queue in back and one lock falling down side of neck; reverse S P Q R / MEMORIAE / AGRIPPINAE, carpentum drawn by two mules left; ex CGB Numismatique; SOLD







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