RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 44, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 39–40 AD. Obverse: pietas, veiled, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and resting left arm on a small draped figure, standing on a basis, facing. Reverse: front view of hexastyle garlanded temple surmounted by quadriga. in front, caligula, veiled and togate, sacrifices with patera over garlanded altar right; one attendant leads bull to altar right; a second holds patera. Weight about 29.3 g, diameter 36.1 mm.
obverse
Pietas, veiled, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and resting left arm on a small draped figure, standing on a basis, facing
C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS P M TR POT PIETAS
reverse
Front view of hexastyle garlanded temple surmounted by quadriga. In front, Caligula, veiled and togate, sacrifices with patera over garlanded altar right; one attendant leads bull to altar right; a second holds patera
DIVO AVG S C
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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 44 (ric.1(2).gai.44), 39–40 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-gaiuscaligula-44/ (accessed: 2026-11-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA