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Aureus of Gaius Caesar ('Caligula'), gold, cast, embossed, gold, total: diameter: 2 cm; weight: 7.74 g, inscription: obverse: C CAESAR AVG GERM PM TR POT COS, coins, numismatics, ruler portrait, state portrait, stars, profile (side view), historical person, Latin script, history of Augustus, the Roman emperor, persons of ancient history, head, face, head portrait, Augustus, Roman Empire, emperor, Caligula, Roman antiquity, obverse: head of emperor Caligula to the right, outside pearl circle. The circumferential inscription is C(aius) CAESAR AVG(ustus) GERM(anicus) P(ontifex)M(aximus) TR(ibunicia) POT(estas) CO(n)S(ul) Revers: Head of the emperor Augustus to the right with a halo of rays. between two stars, outside pearl circle. This coin type is very rare and dates back to 37 A.D. The young Caligula, who has just been elevated to the status of emperor, refers directly to the emperor Augustus (ruled 29 B.C. to 14 A.D.), who was elevated among the gods. The coin is an impressive proof of the use of the coins to spread imperial propaganda.

Aureus of Gaius Caesar ('Caligula'), gold, cast, embossed, gold, total: diameter: 2 cm; weight: 7.74 g, inscription: obverse: C CAESAR AVG GERM PM TR POT COS, coins, numismatics, ruler portrait, state portrait, stars, profile (side view), historical person, Latin script, history of Augustus, the Roman emperor, persons of ancient history, head, face, head portrait, Augustus, Roman Empire, emperor, Caligula, Roman antiquity, obverse: head of emperor Caligula to the right, outside pearl circle. The circumferential inscription is C(aius) CAESAR AVG(ustus) GERM(anicus) P(ontifex)M(aximus) TR(ibunicia) POT(estas) CO(n)S(ul) Revers: Head of the emperor Augustus to the right with a halo of rays. between two stars, outside pearl circle. This coin type is very rare and dates back to 37 A.D. The young Caligula, who has just been elevated to the status of emperor, refers directly to the emperor Augustus (ruled 29 B.C. to 14 A.D.), who was elevated among the gods. The coin is an impressive proof of the use of the coins to spread imperial propaganda.
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Aureus of Gaius Caesar ('Caligula'), gold, cast, embossed, gold, total: diameter: 2 cm; weight: 7.74 g, inscription: obverse: C CAESAR AVG GERM PM TR POT COS, coins, numismatics, ruler portrait, state portrait, stars, profile (side view), historical person, Latin script, history of Augustus, the Roman emperor, persons of ancient history, head, face, head portrait, Augustus, Roman Empire, emperor, Caligula, Roman antiquity, obverse: head of emperor Caligula to the right, outside pearl circle. The circumferential inscription is C(aius) CAESAR AVG(ustus) GERM(anicus) P(ontifex)M(aximus) TR(ibunicia) POT(estas) CO(n)S(ul) Revers: Head of the emperor Augustus to the right with a halo of rays. between two stars, outside pearl circle. This coin type is very rare and dates back to 37 A.D. The young Caligula, who has just been elevated to the status of emperor, refers directly to the emperor Augustus (ruled 29 B.C. to 14 A.D.), who was elevated among the gods. The coin is an impressive proof of the use of the coins to spread imperial propaganda.
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4248 x 4320 px | 52.5 MB
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36.0 x 36.6 cm | 14.2 x 14.4 in (300 dpi)