Aureus - Caligula S P Q R PP OB CS
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caligula (Caius Augustus Germanicus) (37-41)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 37-38 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.66 g |
| Diameter | 19.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 579427 |
| References | Calicó# 328 Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes).Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.). Leo Biaggi Collection of Roman gold coins and medallions. |
Obverse
Head of Caligula, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT
Unabridged legend: Caius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate.
Translation: Gaius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power.
Reverse
Legend in three lines in oak-wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering: S P Q R PP OB CS
Unabridged legend: Senatus Populusque Romanus, Pater Patriae, Ob Cives Servatos.
Translation: The senate and the Roman people to the father of the nation, the saviour of the citizens.
Mint
Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (37-38) | |||||||||||||||
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