Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.55 g, 1h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 1st emission, after 18 March AD 37. C • CAESAR • AVG • [G]ERM • P • M • TR • POT • COS, bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus right; two stars flanking. RIC I 2; Lyon 157 (unlisted dies); RSC 11 (Caligula and Augustus); BMCRE 4-5; BN 3-8. Deeply toned, some porosity, scratches, light smoothing in fields. Good VF.
From the Dr. John Whitehead Collection.