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ID:     251181
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Caligula
Date Ruled:     37-41 AD
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Denarius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 37-38
Diameter:     18 mm
Weight:     3.73 g
Obverse Legend:     C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT
Obverse Description:     Laureate head of Caligula right
Reverse Legend:     DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE
Reverse Description:     Radiate head of Divus Augustus right
Mint:     Lugdunum
Primary Reference:     RIC 016
Reference2:     RSC 002
Reference3:     BMCRE 017
Reference4:     BN 021
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=41362
Notes:     Gaius, the youngest son of Germanicus and Agrippina Senior, became emperor at only 25 years of age. Not having the experience or military prestige to assure his elevation, Gaius called on dynastic loyalty to win the support of the military and people of Rome. Accordingly, many of his coins concentrate on the dynastic theme, and the first type struck draws attention to his relationship to the founder of the empire, his great-grandfather Augustus.