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Æ25 - Caligula ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΑ ΓΟΡΤΥΝΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Gortyn (Cyrenaica and Crete) |
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| Year | 37-41 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare, laureate head of the emperor Caligula (Gaius Caesar Germanicus) facing left, rendered in the Hellenistic provincial style with curly hair and a laurel wreath. The portrait is boldly modelled with a prominent nose and strong chin, occupying most of the flan. A Greek legend in capital letters runs around the periphery of the coin, identifying the subject as Gaius Caesar Germanicus Augustus. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Laureate head of Germanicus Caesar facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic provincial style with finely detailed curly hair and a laurel wreath. The portrait is well-modelled with idealized features typical of Julio-Claudian honorific coinage issued by Greek civic mints. A Greek legend in capital letters surrounds the effigy, identifying the subject as Germanicus Caesar and attributing the issue to the Gortynians. |
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