COIN (ROMAN)

Silver denarius of Caligula (AD 37-41), dating to AD 37-8 (Reece Period 1). Mint of Rome. RIC I, p. 109, no. 16.



Obv. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT; Laureate head of Caligula right



Rev. DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE (anticlockwise); Radiate head of Augustus right



Weight 3.60g

Ruler: Caligula
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Silver
Mint: Rome
Obverse: Laureate head of Caligula right
Obverse legend: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT
Reverse: Radiate head of Augustus right
Reverse legend: DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE
Dated: 37.0 to 38.0
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Snettisham
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern
Discovery method: Metal detector
RIC reference: ric.1(2).gai.16