The coins are the best part of 2000 years old and are exciting to collect. Lettering: C CAESAR AVG PON M TR POT IIII COS IIII. The great part of this is that you can put together a really nice Roman coin collection with very little money, as many coins (although not all) are common and inexpensive. Rare Caligula Denarius Coin struck AD 37-41 MUSEUM SPECIMEN No 101. The Aureus was introduced by Julius Caesar around 49BC and was the principal gold coin until about the 4th century when it was replaced by the gold Solidus. C CAESAR AVG PON M TR POT IIII COS IIII, laureate head of Gaius. It's not far off the weight of a modern gold sovereign. The standard gold coin was the Aureus and was equal to 25 denarii or 100 sestertii. Values fluctuated later due to debasement and inflation. As a guide, in the early republic (after 211BC) there was the Sestertius (=4 denarii), Dupondius (=5), As (=10, a tenner), Semis (=20), Quincunx (=24), Triens (=30), Quadrans (=40), Uncia (=120) and Solidus (=1000, it was gold). His laureated head right, C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT around / Draped bust of Agrippina right. The Denarius was the standard Roman silver coin and there were a range of others. Roman Republican Coins (about 300BC - 27BC) During the Empire, more than 10,000 different types of coins were created using copper, silver and gold. Coins typically depicted the Emperor on one side and some other image or letters on the other. These mints sometimes produced more than 2 million coins per month to meet demand. Originally coins were minted only in Rome, but by the third Century there were mints in other countries too. Known for his cruelty during his four year. Caligula was despised as a ruler and was eventually executed by his own royal guard. In fact, only ONE coin has ever certified finer, a Mint State coin we placed several years ago. And all these places used Roman coins throughout the era. This silver denarius of Roman Emperor Caligula is not only the key coin in the Twelve Caesars silver series, but is the finest example we have handled in many, many years. It was in existence from 27BC to 476AD, more than 500 years. 0 0 add-to-cart metal:Silver countryofissue:Italy Italy Silver 37-41 A.D.Category: RomanThe Roman Empire was one of the largest Empires in history, covering most of Europe, Britain, parts of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. A must-have – click add to cart now! 37-41 A.D. A striking example, this extremely rare Caligula double-portrait denarius depicts the Roman emperor and his father, Germanicus. This example, like many, has been lightly altered at some point over the last 2,000 years to make it look a little nicer, (which NGC notates as smoothing on the holder-and that is the only reason it can be had for under 2K. The front of this coin portrays the Roman Emperor Gaius (Caligula), facing to the right. The Caligula silver denarius is one of the toughest of all the Roman emperors to obtain in any condition and a key coin in the series. An infamous Roman ruler, Caligula’s brief reign and notoriety has ensured all coins issued in his name are scarce to rare. Breaking Ground for a Landscape in Light. Beautiful old cabinet tone, two excellent portraits, nearly extremely fine and rare. GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, bare head of Germanicus facing right, 4.00g., 6h (RIC 18 BMC 19). With Caligula’s reign being so brief, all coinage issued in his name is scarce to rare.Ī rare double-portrait silver denarius – depicts Caligula and his father, Germanicus.Ī rare type in any grade, this example in in pleasing about Very Fine condition. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR PO T, laureate head of Caligula facing right, rev. For the last year or so I’ve been collecting ancient Roman coins with my main goal being to collect a denarius of every Emperor of the Pax Romana period. 97372 Caligula 37-41AD Silver Denarius Very Fine (porous) 1495 1495 AUD OutOfStock /Monthly Catalogues/Archive/2021 October Ancients Catalogue /Coins/Origins/Ancient Coins /Emails/April Ancients 2022 /Monthly Catalogues/Current/2022 August Ancients Catalogue Ī genuine coin of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula (37-41AD) – the third of the famous ‘Twelve Caesars’.
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