| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 40 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.7 g |
| Dimensions | 19 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | RIC I#27, OCRE#ric.1(2).gai.27 |
| Obverse description | Head of Caligula, laureate, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | C
CAESAR AVG PON M TR POT III COS III (Translation: Caius Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Tertius. Gaius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the third time.) |
| Reverse description | Legend in three lines in oak-wreath. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | S P Q R
PP OB CS (Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus, Pater Patriae, Ob Cives Servatos. The senate and the Roman people to the father of the nation, the saviour of the citizens.) |
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| Mintage | ND (40) - - |
| Catalog ID | 5910115580 |
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