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Æ20 - Caligula ΜΙΛΗΣΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Miletus (Ionia) |
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| Year | 37-41 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare or laureate head of the emperor Caligula (Gaius Caesar Germanicus) facing left, rendered in the provincial Greek style. A star appears before the portrait in the field. The encircling Greek legend names the emperor in his full imperial titulature. The flan is irregular and the surfaces heavily patinated, with the portrait details considerably worn. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ (Translation: Gaius Caesar Germanicus Augustus) |
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Miletus retained the right to strike bronze coinage under the early Principate largely because Rome had little interest in controlling small-denomination local issues — civic bronzes like this one filled a practical gap that the imperial mint at Rome never bothered with. Caligula's brief reign of less than four years means the window for Milesian issues bearing his titles is narrow, and the city's output during this period was modest.
The reference I#2707A suggests a relatively obscure die pairing within the series.