COIN (ROMAN)

Copper-alloy contemporary copy of an as (worn and dented and damaged around the edge) of Caligula (AD 37-41) (Reece Period 1), struck in honour of Agrippa (died 12BC). Prototype Mint of Rome. RIC I, p. 112, cf. no. 58. 

Ruler: Caligula
Denomination: As
Material: Copper alloy
Mint: Rome
Obverse: Head of Agrippa left wearing rostral crown
Obverse legend: [M AGRIPPA L F] COS III
Reverse: Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident
Reverse legend: S C
Dated: 43.0 to 98.0
Weight (g): 8.25
Diameter (mm): 26.0
Parish: Restricted Access
District: Mid Suffolk
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern
Place known as: Weybread, Suffolk
Discovery method: Metal detector