RPC I, 999

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 999
Province Cyrenaica and Crete
Region Crete
City Cnossus
Reign Caligula
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Germanicus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription C CAESAR GERMANICVS AVG
Edition C(aius) Caesar Germanicus Aug(ustus)
Translation Gaius Caesar Germanicus Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Caligula, right
Reverse inscription GERMANICVS CAESAR
Edition Germanicus Caesar
Translation Germanicus Caesar
Reverse design bare head of Germanicus, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 5.67 g
Axis 12
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 743
2 2     P: 743a
3 3     Mu
4 4     ✸ JSW = CNG EA 195, 10 Sept. 2008, lot 136
5 5     Savoca 32nd Blue Auction, 23 May 2020, lot 860