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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 48

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 48, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 40–41 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 28.0 g, diameter 36.5 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 48
obverse: Head of Caligula, laureate, left
reverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 48
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 28.04g (6)
ruler Gaius/Caligula diameter ⌀36.5 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (5)
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 (7)
British Museum 28.12g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 26.56g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 26.72g
British Museum 26.83g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 48 (ric.1(2).gai.48), 40–41 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-gaiuscaligula-48/ (accessed: 2026-09-04). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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