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Sestertius - Caligula DIVO AVG S C, Pietas
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 37-38 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts the personification of Pietas seated left on a throne, draped and veiled, extending her right hand and holding a patera or sceptre. A small figure, likely an attendant or child, stands before her at lower left. The circumferential legend C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS P M TR POT reads around the field, with PIETAS inscribed in the lower exergue, all in Latin capitals. The style is characteristic of early Julio-Claudian imperial coinage, with careful relief modelling and a well-defined throne base. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hammered bronze production of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS P M TR POT PIETAS (Translation: Gaius Caesar, emperor, conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power. Piety.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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