Triton XIV, Lot: 644. Estimate $3000. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 27.53 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 40-41. C • CAESAR • DIVI • AVG • PRON • AVG • P • M • TR • P • IIII • P • P •, laureate head left / S • P • Q • R/P • P/OB • CIVES/SERVATOS in four lines within oak wreath. RIC I 53; BMCRE p. 157 note *, pl. 29, 13; BN 101-2. Good VF, dark brown patina, lighter highlights.

Ex F. Martin Post Collection (Freeman & Sear 13, 25 August 2006), lot 398.