RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 59

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 37–AD 38

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Caesarea in Cappadocia (ancient mint)

Didrachm in silver struck at Caesarea in Cappadocia under Gaius/Caligula, AD 37–AD 38, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 59. Obverse: Head of Germanicus, bare, right. Reverse: Germanicus, standing left, holding spear in left hand and placing tiara on head of Artaxias with right. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Silver
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Didrachm

Technical characteristics

Mint: Caesarea in Cappadocia
Issuing authority: Gaius/Caligula

Design

Obverse type: Head of Germanicus, bare, right
Reverse type: Germanicus, standing left, holding spear in left hand and placing tiara on head of Artaxias with right
Obverse legend: GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F COS II
Reverse legend: ARTAXIAS GERMANICVS

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gai.59
Catalogue reference: RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 59
Type corpus identifier: ric.1(2).gai.59

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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