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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 4821542, member: 99456&quot;]This is certainly not the prettiest of coins, and the engraver clearly did not pay attention in his classes on the fine art of letter carving.&nbsp; However, I do like it as a link to the early history of the Empire.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167568[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Germanicus</b>, father of Gaius (Caligula), died 19 AD, Æ As, struck AD 37-38 under Caligula, 37-41 AD</p><p><b>Obv:</b> GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVGVST F DIVI AVG N, bare head of Germanicus left</p><p><b>Rev:</b> C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, legend around large S C</p><p><b>Ref: </b>RIC I (second edition) <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gai.35" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gai.35" rel="nofollow">35</a> (Gaius)</p><p><b>Note: </b>Gaius was the youngest and only surviving son of Germanicus and Agrippina.&nbsp; He became emperor at only 25 years of age, and lacking experience, he emphasizes his dynastic right to lead.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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