Gold aurei of the Twelve Caesars
Twelve gold Roman coins, set in two rows of six, each carved with a male portrait in profile and framed by a raised rim. Small rectangular purple gemstones separate the discs, and the piece sits on a plain gray ground.
Look closer: A small hinge loop at the left end of each row, used to attach the piece.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 46 BCE–96 CE
- Medium
- Gold, amethyst
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3859 × 2989 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 100).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1967