RPC I, 4163

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4163
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Caligula
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Germanicus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ
Edition Γάϊος Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς Γερμανικός
Translation Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Caligula, right
Reverse inscription ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ
Edition Γερμανικός Καῖσαρ
Translation Germanicus Caesar
Reverse design laureate head of Germanicus, right
Metal silver
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 14.82 g
Axis 12
Reference Wr. 17, Prieur 62, McAlee 227
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 157 RN 1927, 37 and 460 = Trillmich, Familienpropaganda der Kaiser Caligula und Claudius, 144, with Taf. 13.18
2 2     Mu: 17a
3 3     R. Whiting coll., Helsinki
4 4     NAC 64, 17 May 2012, lot 1104
5 5     ✸ NAC 120, 6 Oct. 2020, lot 706
6 6     Boston: 60.1436