CNG 109, Lot: 624. Estimate $3000. Sold for $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.63 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 2nd emission, AD 37. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERM • P • M • TR • POT, bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / DIVVS • ΛVG PΛTER PΛTRIΛE, radiate head of Divus Augustus right. RIC I 10; Lyon 160 (unlisted dies); RSC 3; BMCRE 10; BN 9-10. Good VF, deeply toned, minor mark on obverse, patches of find patina on reverse. Well centered.