Aureus - Caligula and Germanicus GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM

€247,142.00

Issuer	Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year	40
Type	Standard circulation coins
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.7 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round (irregular) Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s)	RIC I#25, OCRE#ric.1(2).gai.25, BMC RE#26, Calicó#324

Obverse description	Head of Caligula, laureate, right.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	C CAESAR AVG PON M TR POT III COS III (Translation: Gaius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the third time)
Reverse description	Head of Germanicus, bare, right.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM (Translation: Germanicus Caesar, father of emperor (Augustus) Gaius Caesar, conqueror of the Germans)
Edge
Mint
Mintage	ND (40) - -
Catalog ID	3664391350
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