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Tridrachm - Caligula
| Issuer | Gortyn (Cyrenaica and Crete) |
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| Year | 37-41 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Emperor Caligula (Gaius Caesar Germanicus) facing right, with light drapery visible at the back of the neck. A transverse sceptre extends diagonally behind the portrait, emphasizing imperial authority. The effigy is rendered in a naturalistic Roman portrait style characteristic of the early Julio-Claudian period. The abbreviated Greek imperial titulature is arranged as a legend surrounding the bust in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Cult statue of Divus Augustus depicted full-length, draped in a toga, seated left upon a curule chair with feet resting on a low footstool. The deified emperor holds a patera in his right hand and a long sceptre in his left, iconography consistent with official imperial apotheosis imagery. Seven stars are distributed across the field, symbolising divine status and celestial elevation. The composition is stately and hieratic, reflecting the formal veneration of the deified Augustus within the provincial cult context of Crete. |
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| Mintage | ND (37-41) |
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