Lot 2265
Sale 50 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes
Description
Caligula, (A.D. 37-41), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 37-38, (29.06 grams), obv. laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) to left, around C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, rev. wreath with legend in four lines, SPQR P P OB CIVES SERVATOS, (cf.S.615, RIC 37, BMC p.157 note). Light porosity and even brown patina, good fine/very fine and rare.
A good Julio-Claudian portrait of the finest style of the period.
- Estimate
- $1,400
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $0