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GAIUS CALIGULA SILVER DENARIUS

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Code: 10155



Gaius (Caligula)  AD 37-41 Silver Denarius
Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, Struck AD 40
Obverse: C CAESAR • AVG • PON • M • TR • POT • III • COS • III, Laureate head facing right
Reverse: / S • P • Q • R •/P • P/OB • C • S • in three lines within oak wreath.
RIC I 28 (Rome); Lyon 183, S.466B
19 mm in diameter, 3.5 grams.
A Rare coin and Emperor, some slight porosity otherwise a really good portrait of this short lived emperor, very fine with a pleasing old cabinet tone.