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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 1

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 1, Aureus, Gold, struck at Lugdunum, 37–38 AD. Obverse: head of caligula, bare, right. Reverse: head of augustus, radiate, right; in field, left and right, a star. Weight about 7.7 g, diameter 18.7 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 1
obverse: Head of Caligula, bare, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 1
reverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, right; in field, left and right, a star
mint Lugdunum weight 7.70g (8)
ruler Gaius/Caligula diameter ⌀18.7 (2)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (5)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Caligula, bare, right

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS
reverse

Head of Augustus, radiate, right; in field, left and right, a star

specimens (11)
British Museum 7.72g 9↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 7.75g 1↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 7.81g ⌀18.5
BnF (National Library of France) 7.67g
BnF (National Library of France) 7.58g
British Museum 7.68g 12↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 7.75g 1↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 1 (ric.1(2).gai.1), 37–38 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-gaiuscaligula-1/ (accessed: 2026-09-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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