The invention relates to a piston for a brake caliper of a disc brake, which is produced in forming processes from a metal material, in particular from a flat metal sheet. The piston is configured as a crucible, which is open on one side, having a longitudinal axis, a wall, and a piston head. Said piston is supported displaceably in a cylinder of the brake caliper along the longitudinal directionand can be placed against a brake lining in the area of the piston head using an axial contact surface. Said piston can have a mechanical force applied to it using a drive nut. For this purpose, a projection having a conical surface is provided on an inner surface of the piston head. A recess, which substantially has an equal distance from the longitudinal axis as the projection on the inner surface of the piston head, is provided on an outer surface of the piston head.