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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 21

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 21, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 40–40 AD. Obverse: head of caligula, laureate, right. Reverse: bust of agrippina, draped, right; her hair is waved from brow downwards and knotted in a long plait at back; one lock falls loose down neck. Weight about 7.6 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 21
obverse: Head of Caligula, laureate, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 21
reverse: Bust of Agrippina, draped, right; her hair is waved from brow downwards and knotted in a long plait at back; one lock falls loose down neck
mint Rome weight 7.61g (1)
ruler Gaius/Caligula diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (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 PON M TR POT III COS III
reverse

Bust of Agrippina, draped, right; her hair is waved from brow downwards and knotted in a long plait at back; one lock falls loose down neck

AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM
specimens (2)
British Museum 7.61g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 21 (ric.1(2).gai.21), 40–40 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-gaiuscaligula-21/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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