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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 40

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 40, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 39–40 AD. Obverse: head of caligula, laureate, left. Reverse: caligula, bare-headed and togate, standing, left, on low platform on right extending right hand to five soldiers standing in front of him, helmeted with shields and parazonia; the two rearmost pairs carry an aquila.. Weight about 28.2 g, diameter 35.5 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 40
obverse: Head of Caligula, laureate, left
reverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 40
reverse: Caligula, bare-headed and togate, standing, left, on low platform on right extending right hand to five soldiers standing in front of him, helmeted with shields and parazonia; the two rearmost pairs carry an aquila.
mint Rome weight 28.17g (5)
ruler Gaius/Caligula diameter ⌀35.5 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (4)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Head of Caligula, laureate, left

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reverse

Caligula, bare-headed and togate, standing, left, on low platform on right extending right hand to five soldiers standing in front of him, helmeted with shields and parazonia; the two rearmost pairs carry an aquila.

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specimens (4)
KENOM 25.67g ⌀36.5 5↕
British Museum 31.37g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 28.68g

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 40 (ric.1(2).gai.40), 39–40 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-gaiuscaligula-40/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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