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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
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/155928
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.