Description: Germanicus, Caesar (died 19 AD). AE As, Rome mint, struck under Caligula 37-38 AD. GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVGVST PONT AVG N; bare-headed head left / CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT C; SC.

Diameter: AE30 mm

Weight: 10,76 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC I (Caligula) 35 Rome

Commentary: brown patina, obverse off center, minor roughness on reverse, minute graffiti on obverse

History: Germanicus was the great-nephew of Augustus, the nephew of the Tiberius, his son Gaius would become the third emperor, who would be succeeded by Germanicus' brother Claudius, and his grandson would become the fifth emperor, Nero.

Article Number: 008-01-02-44953