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ID:     737486
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Caligula
Date Ruled:     37-41 AD
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Denarius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 37-38
Diameter:     20 mm
Weight:     3.76 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Legend:     C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS
Obverse Description:     Bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right
Reverse Description:     Anepigraphic, radiate head of Divus Augustus with Tiberius-like portrait right, six-rayed star on either side
Mint:     Lugdunum
Primary Reference:     RIC 002
Reference2:     RSC 011
Reference3:     BMCRE 004
Reference4:     BN 003
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=56827
Notes:     An exceptional specimen worthy of a top twelve Caesar set.