Byzantion, Caligula, bronze (CN type 13252)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

37–41 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Byzantion in Thrace under Caligula dated 37–41 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13252. Obverse: Bare head of Caligula, left. Reverse: Helmet, left.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
22 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.48 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Byzantion
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caligula

Design

Obverse type
Bare head of Caligula, left.
Reverse type
Helmet, left.
Obverse legend
ΓΑΙΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΥ
Reverse legend
ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13252
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13252

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