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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 17

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 17, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 37–38 AD. Obverse: head of caligula, laureate, right. Reverse: head of germanicus, bare, right. Weight about 7.7 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 17
reverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 17
mint Rome weight 7.69g (1)
ruler Gaius/Caligula diameter (0)
denomination Aureus axis 11↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Caligula, laureate, right

C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT
reverse

Head of Germanicus, bare, right

GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM
specimens (2)
British Museum 7.69g 11↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 17 (ric.1(2).gai.17), 37–38 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-gaiuscaligula-17/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA