RPC I, 1572

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1572
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Caligula
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Germanicus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Γ(άϊος) Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός
Translation Gaius Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Caligula, left
Reverse inscription ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Γερμανικὸς Θεσσαλονικέων
Translation Germanicus, of the Thessalonians
Reverse design head of Germanicus, left
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 7.94 g
Axis 6
Reference Touratsoglou, Caligula 1–2
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1956,1208.22
2 2     L: 1898,1005.5
3 3     see Touratsoglou
4 4     CNG EA 246, 15 Dec. 2010, lot 210
5 5     ✸ VAuctions 322, 13 Dec. 2016, lot 260
6 6     Gorny & Mosch EA 278, 21 Apr. 2021, lot 3484