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Caligula and Divus Augustus. 37-41 AD. Denarius, 3.76g (4h). Lugdunum, 37 AD. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS Bare head of Caligula right. Rx: No legend, radiate head of Divus Augustus right between two stars. BM 4. Paris 3. Cohen 11 (12 Fr.). RIC 2. These dies not in Giard, Monnayage de Lyon. Grey toning. EF
Caligula at first intended to bestow on Tiberius similar honours to those enjoyed by Augustus, but desisted in face of the passive resistance of the Senate. The two stars (on his earliest aurei and denarii) suggest two 'divi', Augustus and (Tiberius) (Mattingly, BMC I, p. cxliv). Pictured in the June 2013 Numismatist article "Same as the Last Guy" by Harlan J. Berk, p. 59
Caligula at first intended to bestow on Tiberius similar honours to those enjoyed by Augustus, but desisted in face of the passive resistance of the Senate. The two stars (on his earliest aurei and denarii) suggest two 'divi', Augustus and (Tiberius) (Mattingly, BMC I, p. cxliv). Pictured in the June 2013 Numismatist article "Same as the Last Guy" by Harlan J. Berk, p. 59