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

€247,143.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year40
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.8 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#26, OCRE#ric.1(2).gai.26, BMC RE#28
Obverse descriptionHead of Caligula, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringC 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 descriptionHead of Germanicus, bare, right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM
(Translation: Germanicus Caesar, father of emperor (Augustus) Gaius Caesar, conqueror of the Germans)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (40)  - -
Catalog ID1697438970
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