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Denarius - Caligula S P Q R PP OB CS
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 37-38 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Caligula (Gaius Caesar Germanicus) facing right, draped at the shoulder, rendered in the classical Roman imperial portrait style. The emperor's features are depicted with youthful idealization, the laurel wreath bound about the head in careful detail. The encircling legend runs clockwise around the periphery of the flan in crisp Latin capitals, framed by an inner bead border. The portrait occupies the central field with confident, high-relief die work characteristic of early Julio-Claudian coinage from the Rome mint. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a plain field bearing a four-line inscription arranged within a large oak wreath (corona civica), a prestigious Roman honor awarded for saving the lives of citizens. The wreath, composed of acorns and oak leaves tied at the base, frames the abbreviated dedication in three lines separated by a horizontal rule below the second line. A fine bead border encircles the entire design. The composition directly references the honorific decree of the Senate and Roman people, presenting Caligula as Pater Patriae and saviour of the citizens in the tradition established by Augustus. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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