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title: Coin Depicting Vesta
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12701/coin-depicting-vesta/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Coin Depicting Vesta
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12701.jpg)
## Image Caption
The reverse of a [copper](https://www.worldhistory.org/copper/) [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) minted by [Caligula](https://www.worldhistory.org/Caligula/) (r. 37-41 CE) depicting the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) goddess [Vesta](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vesta/). Vesta is depicted seated on a throne, holding a libation bowl in one hand and a sceptre in the other. Made c. 37-38 CE. [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). (British Museum)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, B. (2020, September 11). Coin Depicting Vesta. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, British. "Coin Depicting Vesta." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 11, 2020. .
### MLA
Museum, British. "Coin Depicting Vesta." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Sep 2020, .
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