COIN (ROMAN)

Copper alloy as of Caligula (AD 37 -41), dating to AD 37-41 (Reece Period I), VESTA AS C, Vesta seated left holding patera and sceptre. RIC I, p. 111, cf. nos. 38, 47 and 54.



Obv: [CAESAR]AVG[GERM]A[NICVS]....; Bare head facing left. 

Ruler: Caligula
Denomination: As
Material: Copper alloy
Mint: Rome
Obverse: Bare head facing left
Obverse legend: ?[CAESAR]AVG[GERM]A[NICVS]......
Reverse: Vesta seated left, holding patera and sceptre
Reverse legend: [VESTA], (S) [C]
Dated: 37.0 to 41.0
Weight (g): 10.72
Diameter (mm): 27.0
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Stoke Bruerne
District: South Northamptonshire
County: Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands
Discovery method: Metal detector
Notes: 
This coin is worn, but the identification provided is the most likely. Coins of Caligula (37-41) are rarely found in Britain. Silver coins were probably mostly melted down as a result of the debasement of AD 64 under Nero. Offical base metal coins struck before Nero's AD 64-8 coinage are rare in Britain.