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The Lack of S.C. on Caligulan Sestertius
Joe Geranio
Augustus (Prima Porta) Adlocvtio
ADLOCUT[IO] COH[ORTIUM], a highly original type that shows the new emperor addressing a group of five soldiers (RIC 32f). This type presumably refers to the donative Caligula gave to the Praetorians on his ascension. The sestertius may have been struck as a commemorative and distributed among the soldiers. He was the first emperor to acknowledge a debt to the guards.
Why the lack of S.C.? This was clearly a way for Caligula to give a special donativ to the Praeetoian Guard.
The Caligula OB/CIVES/SERVATOS Sestertius also with th weak argument that because SPQR is on the reverse that should suffice for the lack of the S.C?
Gaius Caligula. 37-41 AD. Æ Sestertius (29.80 gm). Struck 37-38 AD. [C] CAESAR. AVG.
GERMANICVS. PON. M. TR. POT., laureate head of Caligula left / S. P. Q. R / P. P /
OB. CIVES. / SERVATOS, legend in four lines in oak wreath. RIC I 37; BMCRE 38, Cohen
24.
Sestertii of Caligula are not rare, but do command a premium in today's market, particularly in the outstanding condition of this coin. During Caligula's short reign, only 4 types of Sestertii were issued in his name: 1) ADLOCVT COH, Caligula addressing soldiers; 2) AGRIPPINA, DRVSILLA, IVLIA, SC, Caligula's three sisters; 3) SPQR OB CIVES SERVATOS, legend in four lines within wreath; 4) DIVO AVG, S-C, Gaius sacrificing before hexastyle temple. The types were repeated each year with changing obverse inscriptions. A fifth type was issued in Agrippina Sr.'s name which has her bust on the obverse and a carpentum on the reverse.
Over the years, I have probably handled 100 of the these coins and have never given them much thought, after all the type is rather dull. Coming up with something interesting to write though raised a question. It is interesting to note that all the current standard references for this sestertius fail to mention the fact that it lacks the usual designation of SC typically found on sestertii. They all make special note of the Adlocutio type which also lacks the SC and suggest that it must have been a special issue struck by Caligula from aes acquired from some source other than the aerarium, but none mention this type. Was it also struck from aes acquired from another source, or is their another explanation for the lack of SC? Both types were issued throughout Caligula's reign and the SC is never added. Were these special issues every year? That to me seems difficult to believe. Perhaps these two issues were Caligula's first issues and there was some confusion as to whether SC belonged on them at all; these were the first Rome mint sestertii to carry and emperor's portrait on the obverse and it may have been seen as disrespectful. The lack of SC on the reverse lead Gnecchi to conclude that this type was a medallic issue and he included it in his work on Roman medallions. Anyway, something to think about.
I believe this coin as Gnecci concludes that the OB CIVES SERVATOS type was a medallic issue.
Joe Geranio
1. Brian Murphys- Coin of the week Article
2. Portraits of Caligula: The Seated Figure? Joe Geranio SAN Volume Vol. XX, No. 1 (1997)
LYDIA, Philadelphia. Gaius (Caligula). 37-41 AD. Æ 19mm (4.27 gm, 2h). Artemon, son of Hermogenos, moneyer. GAIOC KAICAP GEPMAN[IKOC]/NEOKAICAPEWN, laureate head right / AGRIPPI[N]AN AP[TEMW]N EPMOGENOVC, Agrippina Senior seated right on chair with ornate legs, holding sceptre and cornucopiae. RPC I 3032; Trillmich pg. 131 and Tafel 14, 15; BMC Lydia pg. 195, 55; SNG Copenhagen 372; SNG von Aulock -. VF, choice jade green patina. Rare.
Caligula-Bronze. CîBAC - TOC. Kopf rechts. Rs: APOLLWNI / ATWN - APOLLWNIOC / KWKO. Zeus mit Nike auf der Rechten und Szepter in der Linken nach links sitzend. SNG Cop. 148. RPC 2867. 2,88g. St. 12. Sehr schön.
IONIA, Smyrna. Gaius (Caligula), with Agrippina Sr. and Germanicus. 37-41 AD. Æ 21mm (6.35 gm). C. Calpurnius Aviola, proconsul, and Menophanes, civic magistrate. Struck 37-38 AD. Laureate head of Caligula right / Draped bust of Agrippina facing bare head of Germanicus. Klose XXIX, dies V6/R18; RPC I 2471; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 2201. (cngcoins.com)
Syria, Seleukis and Pieria. Gabala. Gaius Caligula. 37-41 AD. Æ 20mm (6.08 gm). Q EP, laureate head right; A below / GABALEON, eagle standing left. RPC 4453; BMC Galatia
CRETE, Knossos. Gaius Caligula and Germanicus. 37-41 AD. Æ 21mm (6.20 gm). Pulcher and Varius, duovirs. Bare head of Caligula right / Bare head of Germanicus right. RPC I 994; Svoronos 202 corr. (cngcoins)
Coin of Smyrna with bust of Caligula
Roman Provincial, Imperial Period, A.D. 37/38
Mint: Smyrna, Ionia
Diameter: 22 mm. weight: 5.59 gm. die axis: 6
Bronze
Classification: Numismatics
Obverse: Laureate bust of Caligula right.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: At left, draped bust of Agrippina facing bust of Germanicus at right.
Inscription in Greek around.
(see media screen for Greek inscriptions) Used Under MFA Educational Only Guidelines)
Drusus Reverse
Drachm of Caesarea with head of Tiberius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 33–34
Silver
Diameter: 17 mm. weight: 3.5 gm. die axis: 6
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Educational Use Only)
LYDIA, Philadelphia. Gaius (Caligula). 37-41 AD. Æ 18mm (5.31 gm). Kleandros Philokaisar, magistrate. Bare head right / Capricorn left with cornucopiae; monogram before. RPC I 3028; BMC Lydia -; cf. SNG von Aulock 3072. (cngcoins.com)
Drusus sons (public domain) Nice portraits for iconographical study
SPAIN, Caesaraugusta. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ As (14.44 g, 6h). Licinianus and Germanus, duoviri. Laureate head left / Pontiff veiled in toga driving yoke of oxen right, plowing pomerium. RPC I 371 (same obv. die as illustration); SNG Copenhagen 562.
CRETE, Koinon of Crete. Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AR Drachm (2.47 g, 6h). Bare-headed bust of Gaius (Caligula) right, slight drapery; scepter over shoulder / Radiate head of Divus Augustus left; three stars to left, two to right. RPC I 965; Svoronos, Numismatique 4.
CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea. Tiberius, with Drusus Caesar. AD 14-37. AR Drachm (3.57 g, 12h). Struck AD 33-34. Laureate head of Tiberius right / Bare head of Drusus left. RPC I 3622d; Sydenham, Caesarea 47, note; RSC 2b. VF, lightly toned with areas of gold and electric blue iridescence. CNG COINS
Caligula and Divus Augustus
Caligula with Divus Augustus
The accession of Gaius (Caligula) to the imperial throne on the death of his great-uncle Tiberius signalled a kind of "golden age" in that for the first time, not only did a direct biological descendant of Augustus become emperor, but one who could also claim a direct link with several important Republican figures. Through his mother, Agrippina Sr., Gaius was descended from Augustus, and also Agrippa, the victor of Actium. Gaius' father Germanaicus was the son of Nero Claudius Drusus and nephew of Tiberius, sons of Augustus' widow, Livia. Through his mother Antonia, Germanicus was the grandson of Mark Antony and Octavia, the sister of Augustus. Accordingly, many of his coins recall his dynastic connections to both the Julians and the Claudians as well as his own family, and included in their designs his mother and his three sisters. Like his great-grandfather Augustus did with Divus Julius Caesar, Gaius had coins struck which included Divus Augustus. While later emissions of this type leave no doubt, since the legend DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE is included, this earlier denarius, struck in the opening months of the new reign is more ambiguous: it is anepigraphic; the inclusion of stars argue for recent divinity (Augustus had been deified 23 years earlier), and the features on some of these coins appear like portraits of Tiberius. Combined with the historical evidence that Gaius had personally given Tiberius' funeral oration and had asked the Senate to approach the idea of deification for Tiberius, this argues that this coin was struck during the initial days when Gaius was testing the idea. The Senate, however, refused to pursue the matter further, and the portrait was altered to more closely resemble Augustus. GAIUS (CALIGULA), with DIVUS AUGUSTUS. 37-41 AD. AR Denarius (3.77 gm). Rome mint. Struck 37-38 AD. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE, radiate head of Divus Augustus right. RIC I 16; BMCRE 17; cf. BN 21 (Lugdunum [Lyons] mint); RSC 2. (CNGCOINS)
Germanicus- Nice portrait- (public Domain) Note difference in Caligula's profile.
SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Gaius (Caligula), with Agrippina Senior. 37-41 AD. AR Tetradrachm (14.03 gm, 12h). Dated RY 1 (37/8 AD). Laureate head of Caligula right / AGRIPPE[INHS ANTIO M]HTRO•, draped bust of Agrippina right; pellet in left field, date above ET in right. RPC I 4164; Prieur 63; SNG Copenhagen -. (cngcoins.com)
PONTUS, Amasia. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ 20mm (10.34 g, 12h). Laureate head right / Veiled head of Tyche right, wearing mural crown; to left, uncertain object (lituus?); date in legend. RPC I 3571/3 (this coin); RG 6 (same rev. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 4031.
SPAIN, Caesaraugusta. Gaius (Caligula). 137-41 AD. Æ 29mm (12.25 g, 9h). Scipio and Montanus, duoviri. Struck 38-39 AD. Bare head left / Priest ploughing with team of oxen right, holding goad; SCIPIONE ET MONTANO II VIR in legend. RPC I 375; SNG Copenhagen 563. (cngcoins.com)
JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa I. 37-43 CE. Æ 23mm (10.72 g, 12h). Caesarea Paneas or Tiberias mint. Dated RY 5 (AD 40/1). Laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) left / Germanicus in triumphal quadriga right, holding eagle-tipped scepter; [date in exergue]. RPC I 4976; Burnett, Coinage 4; Meshorer 116; Hendin 74.
Caligula
| CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea. Germanicus, with Divus Augustus. Died 19 AD. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.55 gm). Struck under Tiberius, 33-34 AD. GERMANICVS CES TI AVGV COS II PM, bare head of Germanicus right / DIVVS AVGV-STVS, radiate head of Augustus left. RPC I 3623a; cf. Sydenham, Caesarea 50; RIC I 61; BMCRE 106. Toned, good VF. Scarce. |
| The date of this issue remains uncertain. RPC places it late in Tiberius' reign, circa 33/4 AD, while the traditional dating, adopted by RIC and Sydenham, place's it in the first year of Caligula's reign, 37/8 AD. |
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| 728534. Divus Augustus. Died 14 AD. Æ Dupondius. Good VF. |
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Divus Augustus. Died 14 AD. Æ Dupondius (16.38 gm). Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD. DIVVS. AVGVSTVS, S-C across field, radiate head of Divus Augustus left / CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ. ORDIN. P. Q. R., Caligula(?), laureate and togate, seated left on curule chair, holding branch in right hand. RIC I 56 (Gaius); BMCRE 88 (Caligula); Cohen 87. Good VF, dark green-brown patina.
Caligula and Antonia. Bronze, Thessalonike in Macedonia, for memory of the grandmother of the emperor. Head of the Caligula/masked Büste of the Antonia. RPC 1573. 8,47 G. rare.
LYDIA, Philadelphia. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ 18mm (5.12 g, 12h). Bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Capricorn left, bearing cornucopia on its back; monogram above. RPC I 3031/1 (this coin): SNG Copenhagen 370-371.
| 155550. AGRIPPA. Died 12 BC. Æ As (27mm, 11.83 gm, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. |
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AGRIPPA. Died 12 BC. Æ As (27mm, 11.83 gm, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), Died 12 BC AD. M. AGRIPPA. F. COS. III, head left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident; S-C across field. RIC I 58 (Gaius); MIR 3, 24-6; BMCRE 161 (Tiberius); Cohen 3. Good VF, dark olive-green patina.
37-41 CE; silver coin of Crete
shows the Roman emperor Caligula with a sceptre that likens him to the Cretan god Dictaean Zeus.
London, British Museum. Credits: Barbara McManus, 2001 (photo courtesy vroma.org)
Unique Caligula/Augustus mule fouree denarius. Obv: C CAESAR AVG PON M TR POT III, Caligula facing right (imit. RIC 28). Rev: Crude C CAESAR AVGVSTIF COS DESIG RRM (imit. RIC 479). Reverse inscription is full of errors, but both sides are clear. Great and rare portrait of Caligula in silver. Unique? Stock #16097. Note: The portrait is done in a very good style and clearly the one of Caligula (the high forehead on the portrait and the overall appearance are clearly Caligula's). "C CAESAR" (Caius Caesar) was the name of Caligula. (Ancient coins)
37-38 CE Caligulan Sestertii
depicting his three sisters, Agrippina, Drusilla, and Julia Livilla
Rome, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme (National Museums). Credits: Barbara McManus, 2003
(photo courtsey vroma.org)
| 729313. Germanicus, father of Caligula. Died 19 AD. Æ As. Good VF. |
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Germanicus, father of Caligula. Died 19 AD. Æ As (10.96 gm). Struck under Claudius, 42-43 AD. GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, bare head of Germanicus right / TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large S C. RIC I 106 (Claudius); BMCRE 218 (Claudius); Cohen 9. Good VF, green-brown patina, light porosity.
Caligula and Büste des Rhoimetalkes III-RPC 1723
Caligula and Büste des Rhoimetalkes III-RPC 1723
Caligula Roman Provincial Coin
Caligula-Thessolanica
Germanicus, father of Gaius (Caligula). Died 19 AD. Æ Dupondius (29mm, 16.10 g). Rome mint. Issued under Caligula, AD 37-41. Germanicus in ornamented slow quadriga right / Germanicus advancing left, raising hand and holding legionary eagle. RIC I 57 (Caligula); BMCRE 94 (Caligula); Cohen 7. CNGCOINS.COM
| 733614. GAIUS CALIGULA & DIVUS AUGUSTUS. 37-41 AD. AR Denarius (3.72 gm). Lugdunum mint. Struck 37-38 AD. |
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GAIUS CALIGULA & DIVUS AUGUSTUS. 37-41 AD. AR Denarius (3.72 gm). Lugdunum mint. Struck 37-38 AD. C. CAESAR. AVG. GERM. P. M. TR. POT. COS, laureate head of Caligula right / DIVVS. AVG PATER. PATRIAE., radiate head of Divus Augustus right. RIC I 2; BMCRE 4; RSC 11.
Denarius, Lugdunum circa 37-38, AR 3.68 g. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT Bare head of Gaius r. Rev. AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM Draped bust of Agrippina r., hair falling in queue down her neck. C 24. BMC 8. CBN 12. RIC 8. Caligula- Beautiful portrait of hair
GAIUS (CALIGULA), with DIVUS AUGUSTUS. 37-41 AD. AR Denarius (3.76 gm). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 37-38 AD. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS, bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus with Tiberius-like portrait right, six-rayed star on either side. RIC I 2; BMCRE 4; BN 3; RSC 11.
The accession of Gaius (Caligula) to the imperial throne on the death of his great-uncle Tiberius signalled a kind of "golden age" in that for the first time, not only did a direct biological descendant of Augustus become emperor, but one who could also claim a direct link with several important Republican figures. Through his mother, Agrippina Sr., Gaius was descended from Augustus, and also Agrippa, the victor of Actium. Gaius' father Germanaicus was the son of Nero Claudius Drusus and nephew of Tiberius, sons of Augustus' widow, Livia. Through his mother Antonia, Germanicus was the grandson of Mark Antony and Octavia, the sister of Augustus. Accordingly, many of his coins recall his dynastic connections to both the Julians and the Claudians as well as his own family, and included in their designs his mother (see lot 850 below) and his three sisters (see lot 853 below).
Like his great-grandfather Augustus did with Divus Julius Caesar, Gaius had coins struck which included Divus Augustus. While later emissions of this type (see lot 851 below) leave no doubt, since the legend DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE is included, this earlier denarius, struck in the opening months of the new reign is more ambiguous: it is anepigraphic; the inclusion of stars argue for recent divinity (Augustus had been deified 23 years earlier), and the features on some of these coins appear like portraits of Tiberius. Combined with the historical evidence that Gaius had personally given Tiberius' funeral oration and had asked the Senate to approach the idea of deification for Tiberius, this argues that this coin was struck during the initial days when Gaius was testing the idea. The Senate, however, refused to pursue the matter further, and the portrait was altered to resemble Augustus more closely. (Comments and coin cngcoins.com_
GAIUS CALIGULA & DIVUS AUGUSTUS. 37-41 AD. AV Aureus (7.64 gm). Struck 37
AD. Lugdunum mint. Bare head of Caligula right / Radiate head of Augustus
right between two stars. RIC I 1; BMCRE 1; Cohen 10. At
the age of 25, Gaius, the youngest son of Germanicus and Agrippina Senior,
became emperor. Not having the experience or military prestige to ensure
his elevation, Gaius had to rely on the principle of dynastic loyalty to
win the support of the military and people of Rome. Accordingly, many of
his coins concentrate on the dynastic theme, and the first type of the new
reign draws attention to his relationship to the founder of the empire,
his great-grandfather Augustus. CNGCOINS.COM
| 728528. GAIUS CALIGULA. 37-41 AD. Æ Quadrans. Nice VF. |
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GAIUS CALIGULA. 37-41 AD. Æ Quadrans (2.63 gm). Struck 40-41 AD. C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG, S-C flanking small pileus / PON M TR P IIII P P COS TERT, legend around large RCC. RIC I 52; BMCRE 64; Cohen 7. Nice VF, red-brown patina.
| 733266. GAIUS CALIGULA. 37-41 AD. Æ As (11.21 gm). Struck 37/38 AD. |
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GAIUS CALIGULA. 37-41 AD. Æ As (11.21 gm). Struck 37/38 AD. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left / VESTA, S C across field, Vesta seated left, holding patera and sceptre. RIC I 38; BMCRE 46; Cohen 27. Good VF, dark brown patina.
| 731590. GAIUS CALIGULA and GERMANICUS. 37-41 AD. AR Denarius. |
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GAIUS CALIGULA and GERMANICUS. 37-41 AD. AR Denarius (3.67 gm). Struck 37 AD. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, bare head of Caligula right / GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, bare head of Germanicus right. RIC I 12; BMCRE 12; BN 15; Szaivert 1-3 corr.; RSC 4. Nice VF, light toning and and a couple faint scratches.
| 156396. GERMANICUS, father of Caligula. Died 19 AD. Æ As (28mm, 11.19 gm, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Caligula, 37/8 AD. |
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| GERMANICUS, father of Caligula. Died 19 AD. Æ As (28mm, 11.19 gm, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Caligula, 37/8 AD. GERMANICVS CAESAR. TI AVGVST F DIVI AVG N, bare head left; c/m: TI•CÆS IMP(?) in incuse / C. CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT around large S C. RIC I 35 (Gaius); BMCRE 49 (Caligula); BN 73 (Caligula); Cohen 1. VF, dark olive patina. Interesting countermark. |
This countermark does not appear in Martini nor Howgego. Both do list TI•CÆ as a common counterstamp employed in the area of Thrace or Moesia during the Flavian period.
| 155966. GAIUS (CALIGULA), with DIVUS AUGUSTUS. 37-41 AD. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.68 gm, 6h) Lugdunum (Lyons) mint. Struck 37-38 AD. |
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GAIUS (CALIGULA), with DIVUS AUGUSTUS. 37-41 AD. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.68 gm, 6h) Lugdunum (Lyons) mint. Struck 37-38 AD. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS, bare head of Gaius right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus right; star to left and right. RIC I 1; BMCRE 1; Cohen 10; Calicó 336. VF. Well-struck.
Aureus (Gold, 7.76 g 3), 37-38. Obverse: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT Laureate head of Caligula to right.Reverse: GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM Bare head of Germanicus to right.Rarity: Very rare.References: Biaggi 190. BMC 18. BN 27. Calicó 321. C. 1. Giard 171. RIC 17.
| 735192. GAIUS (CALIGULA), with AGRIPPINA SENIOR. 37-41 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.61 gm). Lugdunum mint. Struck 37 AD. |
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GAIUS (CALIGULA), with AGRIPPINA SENIOR. 37-41 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.61 gm). Lugdunum mint. Struck 37 AD. C. CAESAR. AVG. GERM. P. M. TR. POT., bare head right / AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM, draped bust of Agrippina right. RIC I 8; BMCRE 8; RSC 4. Nice VF.
| 194113. GAIUS (CALIGULA). 37-41 AD. Æ As (29mm, 11.40 gm). Rome mint. Struck 37-38 AD. |
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GAIUS (CALIGULA). 37-41 AD. Æ As (29mm, 11.40 gm). Rome mint. Struck 37-38 AD. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left / VESTA, S C across field, Vesta seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre. RIC I 38; BMCRE 46; Cohen 27. EF, dark green patina, light scratch in obverse field. Detailed portrait and excellent surfaces.
| 735257. GAIUS (CALIGULA). 37-41 AD. Æ As (28mm, 11.48 gm). Rome mint. Struck 37-38 AD. |
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GAIUS (CALIGULA). 37-41 AD. Æ As (28mm, 11.48 gm). Rome mint. Struck 37-38 AD. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left / VESTA above, S C across field, Vesta seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre. RIC I 38; Cohen 27. EF, attractive red-brown patina.
| 151594. GAIUS (CALIGULA). 37-41 AD. Æ As (27mm, 11.12 gm). Rome mint. Struck 37-38 AD. |
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GAIUS (CALIGULA). 37-41 AD. Æ As (27mm, 11.12 gm). Rome mint. Struck 40-41 AD. C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P IIII P P, bare head left / VESTA, S C across field, Vesta seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre. RIC I 54; BMCRE 73; Cohen 29. Good VF, dark green-brown patina, light smoothing in reverse fields.
41-54 CE- Claudius
Coin depicts the Praetorian Camp (castra praetoria) in Rome, including standards and a member of the Praetorian Guard.
Rome, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme (National Museums). Credits: Barbara McManus, 2004 (photo vroma.org)
Drawing of same coin as above- (courtesy vroma.org)
| 750641. "PADUAN" after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570. Gaius (Caligula). Æ "Sestertius" (24.05 gm, 6h). |
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"PADUAN" after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570. Gaius (Caligula). Æ "Sestertius" (24.05 gm). C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, laureate head left / AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA, S C in exergue, Gaius' three sisters standing facing; Agrippina on left as Securitas, holding cornucopiae and resting on column; Drusilla in the middle as Concordia, holding patera and cornucopiae; Julia on right as Fortuna, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Klawans 2 (same dies); Lawrence 9. Good VF, reddish-tan patina, trace of incipient hole on reverse.
| 751595. GAIUS (CALIGULA). 37-41 AD. Æ Quadrans (16mm, 3.57 gm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 40 AD. |
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GAIUS (CALIGULA). 37-41 AD. Æ Quadrans (16mm, 3.57 gm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 40 AD. C. CAESAR. DIVI. AVG. PRON. AVG., pileus between S C / PON M. TR P. IIII P. P. COS. TERT, legend around R. C. C. RIC I 52; MIR 3, 40-7; BMCRE 64; Cohen 7. Good VF, brown surfaces.
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