RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 58
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 58. Denomination: As. Authority: Gaius/Caligula. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Agrippa, left, wearing rostral crown, with the legend M AGRIPPA L F COS III.
The reverse shows neptune, cloaked, standing left, holding dolphin in right hand and trident in left, with the legend S C.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 29
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Gaius, commonly known as Caligula, was the third Roman emperor, reigning from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He was the son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. Agrippa had been a leading Roman general and close associate of Emperor Augustus, famously securing command of the victorious fleet at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC before his death in 12 BC.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- As
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Gaius/Caligula
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Agrippa, left, wearing rostral crown
- Reverse
- Neptune, cloaked, standing left, holding dolphin in right hand and trident in left
- Obverse legend
- M AGRIPPA L F COS III
- Reverse legend
- S C
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 58
- Denomination and metal
- As, Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- M AGRIPPA L F COS III
- Reverse legend to match
- S C
- Source note
- Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.1(2).gai.58
Research required
- Editorial verification required.
- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
- Museum specimen photographs are linked by the source; local photographs and reuse rights remain unverified.