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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 27

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 27, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 40–40 AD. Obverse: head of caligula, laureate, right. Reverse: legend in three lines in oak-wreath. Weight about 6.8 g, diameter 18.4 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 27
obverse: Head of Caligula, laureate, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 27
reverse: Legend in three lines in oak-wreath
mint Rome weight 6.80g (4)
ruler Gaius/Caligula diameter ⌀18.4 (2)
denomination Aureus axis 7↕ (4)
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

Legend in three lines in oak-wreath

S P Q R PP OB CS
specimens (4)
British Museum 7.96g 8↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 7.68g 7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 27 (ric.1(2).gai.27), 40–40 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-gaiuscaligula-27/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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