Description
Collection Number: WC 1511
Object Number:
Dates: 37 - 38
Denomination: Sestertius
Dimensions: 36.07mm
Weight: 25.93g
Authority: Gaius/Caligula
Languages: Latin
Obverse Type: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT; Gaius head, laureate, left
OCRE: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT; Head of Caligula, laureate, left
Obverse Legend:
C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT
Obverse Inscription Languages: Latin
Obverse Mintmarks:
N/A
Obverse Inscription Comment: Legend ends @ 6 o'clock
Reverse Type: ADLOCVT COH; Gaius, bare headed and togate, standing left on platform below low stool, right extended to five soldiers, helmeted and with shields and parazonia; the two rearmost pairs of soldiers carry an aquila
OCRE: ADLOCVT COH; Caligula, bare-headed and togate, standing, left, on low platform on right extending right hand to five soldiers standing in front of him, helmeted with shields and parazonia; the two rearmost pairs carry an aquila
Reverse Legend:
ADLOCVT / COH
Reverse Inscription Languages: Latin
Reverse Mintmarks:
N/A
Reverse Inscription Comments: N/A
Bibliography
RIC I2 p. 110 n. 32, Plate --
Wulfing III p. 14 n. 178, Plate VII
BMC I p. 110 n. 32, Plate --
OCRE: http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gai.32