COIN (ROMAN)

A worn and corroded contemporary copy of a copper-alloy as of Caligula (AD 37-41) (Reece Period 1), honoouring Agrippa (died 12BC). Prototype Mint of Rome. RIC I, p. 112, cf. no. 58. Measures 26.7mm diameter by 2.7mm thick and weighs 9.71g.

Ruler: Caligula
Denomination: As
Material: Copper alloy
Mint: Rome
Obverse: Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown.
Obverse legend: M AGRIPPA L F COS II[I]
Reverse: Neptune standing left, holding [dolphin] and [trident].
Reverse legend: S C
Dated: 37.0 to 41.0
Weight (g): 9.71
Diameter (mm): 26.7
Thickness (mm): 2.7
Parish: Restricted Access
District: South Cambridgeshire
County: Cambridgeshire
Region: Eastern
Place known as: Royston
Discovery method: Metal detector
RIC reference: ric.1(2).gai.58