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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 53

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 53, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 40–41 AD. Obverse: head of caligula, laureate, left. Reverse: legend in four lines in oak-wreath. Weight about 26.4 g, diameter 36.1 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 53
obverse: Head of Caligula, laureate, left
reverse RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 53
reverse: Legend in four lines in oak-wreath
mint Rome weight 26.45g (4)
ruler Gaius/Caligula diameter ⌀36.1 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (3)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Caligula, laureate, left

C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P IIII P P
reverse

Legend in four lines in oak-wreath

S P Q R P P OB CIVES SERVATOS
specimens (4)
KENOM 27.59g 7↕
British Museum 22.76g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 26.34g

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RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 53 (ric.1(2).gai.53), 40–41 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-gaiuscaligula-53/ (accessed: 2026-11-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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