Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. VF.Electronic Auction 525 – Session 2 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERMANICVS • PON • M • TR • POT, laureate head left / ADLOCVT above, COH in exergue, Gaius, bareheaded and togate, standing left on daïs, extending right hand in gesture of address; behind him a sella castrensis (chair); in front of him stand five soldiers right, all helmeted, holding shields, and parazonia; four aquilae behind them. RIC I 32; BMCRE 33-35; BN 45-46. Dark green-brown patina, smoothed and tooled. VF. |