RS99189. Fouree silver plated denarius, cf. RIC I Caligula 2 (for obv., official, silver, Lugdunum, 37 A.D.), RIC I Augustus 207 (for rev., official, silver, Lugdunum, 2 B.C. - 4 A.D.), aVF, toned, bumps and marks, scattered plating breaks, crude, unofficial counterfeiter's mint, weight 3.535g, maximum diameter 19.8mm, die axis 315
o, c. 37 - 41 A.D.; obverse C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS, bare head of Caligula right; reverse AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT C L CAESARES, Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, two shields and two spears between them; above, on left, simpulum right, and on right, lituus left.; an interesting hybrid forgery of the types of Caligula and Augustus; ex CNG e-auction 500 (22 Sep 2021), 735 (part of); ex Mercury Group Collection;
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