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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |The Twelve Caesars| ▸ |Germanicus||View Options:   | | | Germanicus Caesar was the son of Tiberius' brother Drusus Sr. and Antonia the daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia. He distinguished himself on the battlefield many times, most notably in Germania where he inflicted serious defeats on the barbarian tribes and recovered the legionary standards lost in the catastrophic Varus disaster. He was chosen Tiberius' successor, but died of an unknown cause. His tremendous popularity helped his son Caius (Caligula) obtain the throne after Tiberius died. |
Issued under Caligula in honor of his deceased father. Germanicus inflicted serious defeats on the barbarian tribes in Germania and recovered the legionary standards lost by Varus. He was to be Tiberius' successor but died of an unknown cause. His tremendous popularity helped his son Caligula obtain the throne after Tiberius died.SH37588. Silver denarius, RIC I 18, BnF II 28, BMCRE I 19, RSC I 2, SRCV I 1813 var, gVF, surface roughness, weight 3.313 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 180o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, struck under Caligula, 37 A.D.; obverse C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, laureate head of Caligula right; reverse GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, bare head of Germanicus right; SOLD
Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Germanicus Reverse, Ancient Counterfeit
RS74523. Fouree silver plated denarius, cf. RIC I 18, BnF II 28, BMCRE I 19, RSC I 2 (solid silver, official, Lugdunum mint, 37 A.D.), F, multiple plate breaks, scratches and scrapes, weight 2.722 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 345o, unofficial counterfeiter's mint, 37 A.D.; obverse C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, laureate head of Caligula right; reverse GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, bare head of Germanicus right; SOLD
Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia
Britannica 1859, Roman History notes: "[Caligula] encircled his own head with the oriental diadem armed with spikes or rays, the well-known symbol of divinity in the East." Prior to this, the radiate crown had been used to indicate the divinity of Divus Augustus achieved after his death. This is the first time that this crown is shown on a coin of a living Roman.RP90987. Bronze assarion, RPC I 2455 (same dies, 4 spec.); SNG Cop 257 (same dies); BMC Lydia p. 145, 51; SNGvA -, VF, dark patina, scratches, some porosity, small edge split, weight 5.668 g, maximum diameter 20.9 mm, die axis 0o, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Manisa, Turkey) mint, 25 Jan 41 - 13 Oct 54 A.D.; obverse GAION KAICA-P-A - C-E-BACTON, radiate head of Caligula right; reverse MAΓN,HTΩN AΠO CIΠY,ΛOY (first three letters in exergue, continuing counterclockwise on the right, last three letters upward on left), Germanicus (on left) stands facing in toga capite velato, patera in right hand, behind Agrippina as Demeter, grain in right hand, scepter in left hand, [ΓEP/M / AΓ/PI in four lines in center field (not visible on this coin and not visible on the RPC plate coin)]; very rare; SOLD
Caligula and Germanicus, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Knossos, Crete
SH35133. Bronze AE 23, RPC I 996; Svoronos Crète 204, VF, weight 6.620 g, maximum diameter 23.3 mm, die axis 180o, Knossos mint, obverse C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS, laureate head of Caligula right; reverse GERM CAESAR PVLCHRO III VARIO IIVIR, laureate head of Germanicus right; SOLD
About 42 A.D., Rome took control of Ceuta, a port city on the North African side of the Strait of Gibraltar and the Kingdom of Mauretania was made Roman provinces: Mauretania Caesariensis and Mauretania Tingitana.SH58358. Copper as, RIC I Claudius 106, BMCRE I Claudius 215, Hunter I Claudius 89, BnF II Claudius 241, von Kaenel 79, Cohen I 9, SRCV I 1905, VF, mild roughness, weight 10.699 g, maximum diameter 29.5 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 42 A.D.; obverse GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, bare head right; reverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, large S C; handsome portrait; SOLD
This type was issued by Caligula in honor of his deceased father. Germanicus Caesar was the son of Tiberius' brother Drusus Sr. and Antonia the daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia. He distinguished himself on the battlefield many times, most notably in Germania where he inflicted serious defeats on the barbarian tribes and recovered the legionary standards lost in the catastrophic Varus disaster. He was chosen Tiberius' successor, but died of an unknown cause. His tremendous popularity helped his son Caius (Caligula) obtain the throne after Tiberius died.RB72081. Orichalcum dupondius, RIC I Gaius 57, BMCRE I Gaius 93, BnF II Caligula 140, Hunter I Gaius 37, Cohen I 7, SRCV I 1820, F, pitted, corrosion, weight 15.301 g, maximum diameter 30.4 mm, die axis 225o, Rome mint, 37 - 41 A.D.; obverse Germanicus in slow quadriga right, bare-headed, wearing paludamentum, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, chariot ornamented with Victory and wreath, GERMANICVS / CAESAR in two lines above horses; reverse Germanicus standing left, bare-headed, wearing cuirass and short tunic, cloak over left arm, right leg bent, raising right hand, aquila (legionary eagle) in left hand, SIGNIS - RECEPT / DEVICTIS - GERM (standards recovered from the defeated Germans) in two divided lines across the field at center, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking low; SOLD
Issued under Caligula in honor of his deceased father. Germanicus inflicted serious defeats on the barbarian tribes in Germania and recovered the legionary standards lost by Varus. He was to be Tiberius' successor but died of an unknown cause. His tremendous popularity helped his son Caligula obtain the throne after Tiberius died.RB65280. Copper as, RIC I Gaius 35, BMCRE I Gaius 49, BnF II Caligula 73, Hunter I Gaius 25, Cohen I 1, SRCV I 1821, VF, smoothing, weight 10.823 g, maximum diameter 28.5 mm, die axis 225o, Rome mint, struck under Caligula, 37 - 38 A.D.; obverse GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVGVST F DIVI AVG N, bare head left; reverse C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, legend around large S C; SOLD
Issued by Claudius in honor of his deceased brother. Germanicus inflicted serious defeats on the barbarian tribes in Germania and recovered the legionary standards lost by Varus. He was to be Tiberius' successor but died of an unknown cause. His tremendous popularity helped his son Caligula obtain the throne after Tiberius died.RB65282. Copper as, RIC I Claudius 106, BMCRE I Claudius 215, Hunter I Claudius 89, BnF II Claudius 241, von Kaenel 79, Cohen I 9, SRCV I 1905, VF, weight 11.298 g, maximum diameter 28.5 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, Issued under Claudius, 42 A.D.; obverse GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, bare head right; reverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, large S • C; SOLD
This type was issued by Caligula in honor of his deceased father. Germanicus Caesar was the son of Tiberius' brother Drusus Sr. and Antonia the daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia. He distinguished himself on the battlefield many times, most notably in Germania where he inflicted serious defeats on the barbarian tribes and recovered the legionary standards lost in the catastrophic Varus disaster. He was chosen Tiberius' successor, but died of an unknown cause. His tremendous popularity helped his son Caius (Caligula) obtain the throne after Tiberius died.RB98600. Orichalcum dupondius, RIC I Gaius 57, BMCRE I Gaius 93, BnF II Caligula 140, Hunter I Gaius 37, Cohen I 7, SRCV I 1820, aVF, porous/pitting, weight 12.673 g, maximum diameter 29.9 mm, die axis 225o, Rome mint, 37 - 41 A.D.; obverse Germanicus in slow quadriga right, bare-headed, wearing paludamentum, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, chariot ornamented with Victory and wreath, GERMANICVS / CAESAR in two lines above horses; reverse Germanicus standing left, bare-headed, wearing cuirass and short tunic, cloak over left arm, right leg bent, raising right hand, aquila (legionary eagle) in left hand, SIGNIS - RECEPT / DEVICTIS - GERM (standards recovered from the defeated Germans) in two divided lines across the field at center, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking low; ; SOLD
Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Smyrna, Ionia
After Germanicus, Caligula's father, died mysteriously, the governor of Syria was accused of poisoning him. Agrippina, Caligula's mother, alleged Tiberius had ordered his murder. To silence her, Agrippina was accused of adultery, flogged so severely that she lost an eye, banished to an island, and starved to death. Caligula's brothers, Nero Caesar and Drusus Caesar, also died imprisoned. Caligula's first act as emperor was to return the ashes of his mother and brothers to Rome.SH58657. Orichalcum AE 21, RPC Online I 2471; SNG Cop 1340; SNGvA 2201; BMC Ionia p. 269, 269; Klose XXIX, VF, weight 4.995 g, maximum diameter 21.3 mm, die axis 0o, Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) mint, c. 16 Mar 37 - 38 A.D.; obverse ΓAION KAICAPA ΓEPMANIKON EΠI AOYIOΛA, laureate head of Caligula right; reverse ΓEPMANIKON AΓPIΠΠENAN ZMYPNAIWN MHNOΦANHC, draped bust of Agrippina Senior right, vis-à-vis bare head of Germanicus left; struck under C. Calpurnius Aviola, proconsul, and Menophanes, civic magistrate (no title in legend); SOLD
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