410, Lot: 248. Estimate $300. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Fourrée Denarius (17mm, 2.71 g, 12h). Struck AD 40 or later. C CAISOR AVG PON M TR POT III COS III, laureate head of Caligula right / C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, bare head of Caligula right. Fine, toned, some minor scratches, plating broken in areas. Unusual.
This interesting imitation combines a Rome mint obverse of AD 40 and a Lyon mint obverse of AD 37-38.