Drachm - Caligula IMPERATOR PONT MAX AVG TR POT, Caesarea in Cappadocia

€247,180.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year37-38
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDrachm = 1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.5 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#63, OCRE#ric.1(2).gai.63, RPC Online I#3624, Syd Malloy#48, Ganschow I#39, RCV I#1798, RSC#12, BMC RE#102
Obverse descriptionBare head of Caligula right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringC CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS
(Translation: Gaius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans)
Reverse descriptionEmblems of the pontificate and the augurate: simpulum, left, and lituus, right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMPERATOR PONT MAX AVG TR POT
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), high priest, emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (37-38)  - -
Catalog ID6146306010
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