Sestertius - Caligula S P Q R P P OB CIVES SERVATOS

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year37-38
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight26.2 g
Dimensions34.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#37, OCRE#ric.1(2).gai.37
Obverse descriptionHead of Caligula, laureate, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringC CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT
(Translation: Caius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate. Gaius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power.)
Reverse descriptionLegend in four lines in oak-wreath.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R P P OB CIVES SERVATOS
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Patri Patriae, Ob Cives Servatos. The senate and the Roman people to the father of the nation, the saviour of the citizens.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (37-38)  - -
Catalog ID8757694980
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