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Contributor: Teresa Darling.

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Issuer:GERMANICUS, adopted son of Tiberius, husband of Agrippina senior, father of Caligula. As (Bronze 9.9 grams, 27.74 mm), struck by Caligula.
Obverse:GERMANICVS CAESAR TI. AVGVST. F. DIVI AVG. N., his bare head left.
Reverse:C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANICVS PON. M. TR. POT., around large S. C
Reference:RIC 35 (Gaius); Sear 600.
Comments: For more information, read the "Gaius (Caligula)" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Germanicus see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.


Contributor: Mark Reid.

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Issuer:CALIGULA, AD 37-41. AE As.
Obverse:C CAESAR AVG. GERMANICVS PON. M. TR. POT., His bare head left.
Reverse:VESTA S. C., Vesta seated left.
Reference:RIC 38 (Gaius); Sear 616. Grade: aVF.
Comments:For more information, read the "Gaius (Caligula)" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Caligula see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.

Contributor: Guy Clark.

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Issuer:CALIGULA, AD 37-41. AE As.
Obverse:C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANICVS PON. M. TR. POT., Bust left.
Reverse:VESTA, Vesta seated left.
Reference:RIC 38 (Gaius); Sear 616. Grade: VF.
Comments: For more information, read the "Gaius (Caligula)" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Caligula see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.


Contributor: Walter C. Holt.

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Issuer:CALIGULA, AD 37-41. AE Sestertius.
Obverse:CAESAR DIVI AVG. PRON. AVG. P. M. TR. P. II, Pietas, veiled and draped, seated left, holding a patera in her right hand, left arm resting on a small, draped figure on a base. (Obverse and reverse are reversed in the image.)
Reverse:DIVO AVG. S. C., Caligula, veiled and togate, holding patera preparing to sacrifice bull in front of hexastyle (six-columned) temple, with two attendants assisting.
Reference:RIC 44 (Gaius).
Comments:For more information, read the "Gaius (Caligula)" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Caligula see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.

Contributor: Ognjen Arandjelovic.

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Issuer:CALIGULA, AD 37-41, and his fourth wife, CAESONIA. AE 33mm, minted in Carthago Nova, Spain.
Obverse:C CAESAR AVG GERMANIC IMP PM TRP COS, laureate head of Caligula facing right.
Reverse:CN ATEL FLAC CN POM FLAC II VIRQ V I N C, bust of Caesonia facing right, dividing SAL / AVG.
Reference:Sear 624.
Comments: For more information, read the "Gaius (Caligula)" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Caligula see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.

Augustus
Contributor: Teresa Darling

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Issuer:AUGUSTUS, 27 BC-AD 14, commemorative issue by Caligula. AE Dupondius.
Obverse:DIVVS AVGVSTVS S. C. Augustus' bare head to the left.
Reverse:CONSENSV. SENAT. ET EQ. ORDIN. P. Q. R. Augustus seated to the left.
Reference:RIC 56 (Gaius); Sear 528. Grade: chVF/VF.
Comments:For more information, read the "Augustus" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Augustus see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.

Contributor: Teresa Darling.

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Issuer:AGRIPPA, commemorative minted by Caligula. AE As (11.7 grams, 29.13 mm).
Obverse:M. AGRIPPA. L. COS. III, his head right wearing a rostral crown.
Reverse:S. C., Neptune standing to the left holding a trident and a dolphin.
Reference:RIC 58 (Gaius); Sear 556. Grade: VF.
Comments: For more information, read the "Gaius (Caligula)" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Agrippa see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.


Contributor: David Sorenson.

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Issuer:AGRIPPA, commemorative minted by Caligula. AE As (8.64gm).
Obverse:M. AGRIPPA. L. COS. III, his head right wearing a rostral crown.
Reverse:Neptune standing holding cloak, dolphin and trident.
Reference:RIC 58 (Gaius); Sear 556. Grade: aVF.
Comments:Agrippa was the maternal grandfather of Caligula. For more information, read the "Gaius (Caligula)" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Agrippa see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.

Contributor: Teresa Darling.

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Issuer:AGRIPPA, commemorative minted by Caligula. AE As (10grams, 27.88/27.06mm).
Obverse:M. AGRIPPA L. F. COS. III, his head to the left wearing rostral crown.
Reverse:S. C., Neptune standing facing, his head left, holding trident (and dolphin).
Reference:RIC 58 (Gaius); Sear 556. Grade: Fine+/Abo
Comments: For more information, read the "Gaius (Caligula)" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Agrippa see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.


Contributor: Teresa Darling.

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Issuer:ANTONIA, mother of Claudius, grandmother of Caligula. Dupondius (30mm), struck by Claudius.
Obverse:ANTONIA AVGVSTA, her draped bust to the right.
Reverse:TI. CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG. P. M. TR. P. IMP. P. P. S. C., Claudius, veiled, standing left holding simpulum.
Reference:RIC 92; Sear 596.
Comments:For more information, read the "Claudius" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Antonia see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.

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