RPC I, 962

Province Cyrenaica and Crete
City Axos 
Region Crete
Reign Caligula
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΩ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ ΑΞΙΩΝ
Obverse design laureate head of Caligula, left
Reverse inscription ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΩ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ ΕΠΙ ΛΑΧ
Reverse design laureate head of Germanicus, right

Coin no. 1 of RPC I, 962

 

Reference Hirsch XIII/1905, 2912
Diameter 18
Weight 2.15
Axis
Note The authenticity of this coin must be questioned. It stands out from the rest of Laches's coinage and the rev. legend, giving the title sebastos to Germanicus, is very hard to accept.
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