Triton XVI, Lot: 1035. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.58 g, 9h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 40. C CAESAR • AVG • PON • M • TR • POT • III • COS • III, laureate head right / S • P • Q • R •/P • P/OB • C • S • in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 28 (Rome); Lyon 183 (D208/R- [unlisted rev. die); RSC 21; cf. BMCRE 29-30 (aureus); BN 39. Good VF, bright surfaces, some porosity and light marks.

From the Chiltern Collection.