Quadrans PON M TR P III P P COS DES III

Features

Issuer	Roman Empire (Rome)
Emperor	Caligula (Caius Augustus Germanicus) (37-41)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	39
Value	1 Quadrans = ¼ As = 1⁄64 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	3.1 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 247156
References	RIC I# 39, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert A. G. Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. OCRE# ric.1(2).gai.39 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Pileus flanked by S C.

Script: Latin

Lettering: C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG

Translation:
Caius Caesar Divi Augusti Pronepos Augustus.
Gaius Caesar, great-grandson of the divine Augustus, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Legend surrounding RCC large in center of field.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PON M TR P III P P COS DES III

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Pater Patriae, Consul Designatus Tertius.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, father of the nation, consul elect for the third time.

Mint

Comments

Mass varies: 2.29–3.784 g;
Diameter varies: 17.25–18.41 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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