Counterfeit Denarius - cf. RIC (Gaius) 28

This object is a forgery based on the prototype RIC (Gaius) 28, of approximately 40 C.E. Dr. Corey Brennan proposes that it coin was perhaps struck by Carl Wilhelm Becker, in the early 19th century. For the reverse type, cf. Becker nos. 152, 154 Hill.C·CAESAR·AVG·PON·M·TR·POT·III·COS·IIISPQR PP OB·C·SLaureate head of Gaius (=Caligula) to right; Around, C·CAESAR·AVG·PON·M·TR·POT·III·COS·III; border of dotsSPQR PP OB·C·S in three lines within oak wreat