RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 2

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 37–AD 38

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Lugdunum (ancient mint)

Denarius in silver struck at Lugdunum under Gaius/Caligula, AD 37–AD 38, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 2. Obverse: Head of Caligula, bare, right. Reverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, right; in field, left and right, a star. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Denarius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Issuing authority
Gaius/Caligula

Design

Obverse type
Head of Caligula, bare, right
Reverse type
Head of Augustus, radiate, right; in field, left and right, a star
Obverse legend
C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS
Reverse legend
Not recorded in the source

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gai.2
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 2
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).gai.2

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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